| 100% | MOCK | 4 | To make fun of something in a scornful manner (rhymes with "chalk") |
| 50% | ROASTS | 6 | Makes fun of someone in a public, comedic manner |
| 43% | APED | 4 | Made fun of, in a way |
| 43% | APES | 4 | Makes fun of, in a way |
| 43% | MOCKS | 5 | Makes fun of, in a way |
| 43% | CARICATURED | 11 | Made fun of, in a way |
| 42% | TEASE | 5 | Make fun of, in a playful way |
| 40% | APE | 3 | Mock or make fun of, in a way |
| 39% | NEEDY | 5 | In a constant state of want; rhymes with seedy |
| 38% | RAZZ | 4 | Make fun of (rhymes with "jazz") |
| 38% | MOCK | 4 | Make fun of (rhymes with "jock") |
| 38% | CORNEDBEEF | 10 | Something to make a hash of |
| 38% | POTATO | 6 | Something to make a hash of? |
| 38% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
| 37% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 36% | TRIANGLE | 8 | Bar of metal in a mathematical shape to make music |
| 36% | NEWSHOLE | 8 | Amount of space in a paper to be filled with journalism |
| 36% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 35% | BOAST | 5 | To speak of in a proud manner about some achievement |
| 35% | SHOE | 4 | Home to a nursery rhyme woman with lots of children |
| 35% | TEASE | 5 | To make fun of or provoke using fun |
| 35% | NETTLES | 7 | Plants you can use to make pesto with a bit of a sting to it! |
| 35% | BESTMAN | 7 | Guy in a tux with a ring whose title is often something of a stretch |
| 35% | DIGGING | 7 | The act of making holes in the ground with a spade |
| 35% | REGARD | 6 | Think of something in a specific way |
| 35% | RIDETHEBENCH | 12 | Make fun of a judge? |
| 35% | PARODIED | 8 | Made fun of in performance |
| 34% | MOCKTHEKNIFE | 12 | Make fun of a poorly made shiv? |
| 34% | TEASEYEWS | 9 | Make fun of trees with pliable wood? |
| 34% | GIFT | 4 | Something in a game of Yankee Swap |