| 100% | SCREECH | 7 | To utter or make a harsh shrill cry |
| 46% | CAWED | 5 | Made a harsh cry |
| 42% | YAWP | 4 | Utter a harsh cry |
| 40% | DROPTHEBALL | 11 | Make a mistake ... or a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | EMEND | 5 | Make corrections or alterations to a text |
| 39% | WHOA | 4 | A cry you make to stop a horse |
| 39% | AMEND | 5 | Make minor changes to a rule or law |
| 39% | MEH | 3 | A sound made to indicate boredom or disinterest |
| 39% | EDIT | 4 | Make changes to a photo, as brightness or contrast |
| 39% | CHENILLE | 8 | A tufty cord used to make clothes or carpets |
| 38% | WHIMPER | 7 | A low crying sound made by a person or animal |
| 38% | COUNSELS | 8 | Offers advice or a shoulder to cry on |
| 38% | AMENDMENT | 9 | Change made to a constitution or legislative bill |
| 37% | WREATH | 6 | Flowers or leaves made to look like a ring |
| 37% | CREPES | 6 | Thin French pancakes that make a sweet or savory addition to your breakfast spread |
| 37% | ONION | 5 | Vegetable known to make you shed a tear or two |
| 37% | WELLS | 5 | Places to get water or make a wish |
| 36% | LASHOUT | 7 | Make a harsh attack |
| 36% | BLARE | 5 | Make a harsh sound |
| 36% | BLATS | 5 | Makes a harsh sound |
| 36% | CAWED | 5 | Made a harsh birdcall |
| 36% | BROADTAIL | 9 | Fleece or wool from a karakul lamb used to make hats |
| 36% | ENSLAVE | 7 | To make someone or something a drudger |
| 36% | GRATE | 5 | Make a harsh rasping sound |
| 36% | LOOKMANOHANDS | 13 | Cry while doing a stunt ... or a hint to 2-, 7- and 12-Down |
| 36% | NECKING | 7 | Making out ... or a hint to this puzzle's four hidden articles of clothing |
| 36% | CROCHET | 7 | To make or create a fabric with a hooked needle |
| 36% | FABRICATE | 9 | Make up or invent a story to evade the truth |
| 35% | CARVING | 7 | Cutting wood to make a picture or toy |
| 35% | NOQUARTER | 9 | Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across |