| 100% | MADEHAY | 7 | Took advantage of a situation, so to speak |
| 56% | AKIN | 4 | Of a feather, so to speak |
| 54% | GYP | 3 | Take for a ride, so to speak |
| 54% | TRIES | 5 | Takes for a spin, so to speak |
| 54% | ASEASYASABC | 11 | A piece of cake, so to speak |
| 52% | EAT | 3 | Take a loss on, so to speak |
| 51% | SAT | 3 | Took advantage of a chair |
| 51% | LOOTS | 5 | Takes advantage of a blackout |
| 50% | HIGHCOST | 8 | Doing a lot of damage, so to speak |
| 50% | PASS | 4 | Take advantage of a broken line |
| 50% | INVEST | 6 | Take advantage of a bull market |
| 50% | BOTTOMLINE | 10 | Upshot, so to speak . . . or something missing from a capital letter in four of this puzzle’s clues? |
| 50% | SLEEPIN | 7 | Take advantage of a day off, maybe |
| 49% | RERODE | 6 | Took advantage of a ''pay one price'' promotion |
| 48% | REACHER | 7 | One taking advantage of a long arm |
| 48% | MAKEHAY | 7 | Take advantage of the situation |
| 48% | PROBLEM | 7 | Situation, so to speak |
| 48% | ASSESS | 6 | Take stock of a situation |
| 48% | APPROPRIATION | 13 | Act of taking a property without having the right to do so |
| 48% | ABUSE | 5 | Take advantage of, as a privilege |
| 48% | USE | 3 | Take advantage of, in a way |
| 47% | MADEHAY | 7 | Took advantage of sunshine, in a way |
| 46% | ABUSES | 6 | Unfairly takes advantage of, as a policy |
| 46% | ASHAME | 6 | Regrettable situation, so to speak |
| 46% | EDGE | 4 | Advantage, so to speak |
| 46% | LEGUP | 5 | Advantage, so to speak |
| 46% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantage, so to speak |
| 46% | THREE | 5 | A crowd, so to speak |
| 46% | DONEANDDUSTED | 13 | A wrap, so to speak |
| 45% | LURED | 5 | Dangled a carrot in front of, so to speak |