| 100% | RENTED | 6 | Took an apartment for a time, say |
| 53% | RESETS | 6 | Adjusts for a time change, say |
| 51% | RENTED | 6 | Took for a time |
| 51% | BORROW | 6 | Take for a time |
| 48% | ROADTEST | 8 | Take for a spin, say |
| 48% | ADOPT | 5 | Take a child from an orphanage, say |
| 48% | REPEATS | 7 | Says for a second time |
| 47% | CHRONIC | 7 | Ongoing for a long time like an illness |
| 46% | SLEEPONIT | 9 | Take time for a decision |
| 46% | DREAMY | 6 | Like an idol for a teen girl, say |
| 46% | KIDNAPS | 7 | Takes a hostage for ransom, say |
| 45% | RAINYDAY | 8 | Time to set aside money for, in a saying |
| 45% | RENT | 4 | Fee for an apartment, say |
| 45% | DAMAGES | 7 | Compensation for barrier takes a long time |
| 45% | DOUBLEBACK | 10 | ... for a loop, say / Area that an N.B.A. team has eight ... |
| 44% | PERIOD | 6 | Time taken for one full wavelength to pass a point |
| 44% | PAIN | 4 | An unpleasant feeling, something you would take a ___killer for |
| 44% | RESTS | 5 | Times for a trumpet player to take a breath, perhaps |
| 44% | BARCART | 7 | Spot for drinks in a small apartment, say |
| 44% | REDATE | 6 | Adjust an entry on a time sheet, say |
| 44% | RENT | 4 | Monthly payment for an apartment, say |
| 44% | ETD | 3 | Leaving time for a flight, say: Abbr. |
| 44% | DUB | 3 | Do a voice-over for an animated character, say |
| 43% | RENTS | 5 | Takes an apartment |
| 43% | RENT | 4 | Take an apartment |
| 43% | AWHILE | 6 | For a time |
| 43% | BARCART | 7 | Spot for drinks in a small apartment, say (2 wds.) |
| 43% | EON | 3 | Time it takes for a mountain to form |
| 43% | CELLOSUITE | 10 | Apartment for a musician? |
| 43% | ANIMATIONSTUDIO | 15 | Apartment for a cartoonist? |