| 100% | PAYDIRT | 7 | To hit __, to find something important or valuable |
| 50% | HAYSTACK | 8 | Needle in a __, or something difficult to find |
| 48% | THEROAD | 7 | In phrases, something to share or hit |
| 44% | SEEKS | 5 | Tries to find something |
| 43% | BEEFUP | 6 | To make something stronger or more effective |
| 43% | DELVE | 5 | Reach inside to find something |
| 43% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | PAYDIRT | 7 | Something to hit |
| 42% | JACKPOT | 7 | Something good to hit |
| 42% | LAMENT | 6 | To regret something deeply or feel sorry for something |
| 42% | EAR | 3 | Where to find a hammer or anvil |
| 42% | SWITCH | 6 | Device to turn something on or off |
| 42% | USE | 3 | Find something to do with |
| 42% | USES | 4 | Finds something to do with |
| 42% | THEGYM | 6 | Something hit to get fit |
| 41% | ATA | 3 | ___ crossroads (needing to decide something important): 2 wds. |
| 41% | DAMN | 4 | To denounce something, or doom to eternal punishment |
| 41% | RARE | 4 | Something that's hard to find |
| 41% | SHADE | 5 | Something to find under a tree |
| 41% | NAIL | 4 | Something to hit on the head |
| 41% | TRANSFORM | 9 | To become something or someone else |
| 41% | RUE | 3 | To regret something or feel remorse |
| 41% | ALTER | 5 | To change something or someone forever |
| 41% | BEDRAGGLE | 9 | To make something limp or dirty, as with rain or mud |
| 40% | CURIOUS | 7 | Eager to find something out, like a cat maybe |
| 40% | OMIT | 4 | To leave something out, or neglect to mention it |
| 40% | UGLY | 4 | Pretty ___, oxymoron used to describe something unpleasant or repulsive |
| 40% | THESAUCE | 8 | Something a drunkard is liable to hit |
| 40% | REPLENISH | 9 | To restock the supply or restore something |
| 40% | FINANCE | 7 | To provide money for something or someone |