100% | WHITTLE | 7 | Trim and shave a stick to make a sharp point |
43% | RAZORS | 6 | Sharp bladed instruments for close shaves and trims in a salon |
40% | PLATFORM | 8 | A dais and also a shoe to make one look taller |
40% | ARBITRAGE | 9 | Buying and selling across markets to make a profit |
40% | POLISH | 6 | To make a surface shiny and smooth |
40% | SERVES | 6 | Tries to make a point? |
39% | SAFETYPIN | 9 | Fastener with a guard to cover its sharp point: 2 wds. |
39% | AHEM | 4 | "I'd like to make a point ..." |
38% | DAGGER | 6 | A sharp and long pointed knife |
38% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
38% | DEFAT | 5 | Trim to make leaner, as a steak |
37% | FUSSES | 6 | Makes a to-do about this and that |
37% | PIGOUT | 6 | Ingurgitate, and a hint to making sense of the starred clues |
37% | BARBERED | 8 | Gave a shave and a haircut to |
37% | SEURAT | 6 | Painter who had a point to make? |
37% | HORSERADISH | 11 | Plant whose thick white pungent root is ground and combined with vinegar to make a sauce |
37% | RAINOUT | 7 | Ballpark bummer, and a hint to making sense of the starred answers |
36% | ROCKTHEBOAT | 11 | Make waves, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
36% | SPEAKSUP | 8 | Makes oneself heard, and a hint to the circled letters |
36% | ACER | 4 | One who has a quick point to make? |
36% | SPICE | 5 | "___ World," musical comedy film ... and an ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
36% | CUP | 3 | Combine the chemical symbols for Copper and Phosphorus to make a trophy shape |
36% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
36% | BARBER | 6 | Person who'll provide a trim and a shave |
36% | RUNSINCIRCLES | 13 | Makes no progress, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
36% | BED | 3 | "Early to ___ and early to rise makes a man..." |
36% | ROUNDTRIP | 9 | Point A to point B and back |
36% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Medium for secret messages, and a hint to making sense of 12 Down answers |
35% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
35% | SHIFTGEARS | 10 | Make an abrupt change ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |