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| 61% | ORANGES | 7 | What a juggler may practice with |
| 59% | PAW | 3 | What a dog might "shake" with |
| 57% | NEST | 4 | What a bird may build with twigs |
| 56% | SLUR | 4 | What a drunk might do with his words |
| 56% | SLUR | 4 | What a drunk may do with his words |
| 56% | JAW | 3 | What a boxer may hit with an uppercut |
| 56% | HALVETHEGAL | 11 | What a magician might do with a big saw? |
| 55% | CARBS | 5 | What a marathoner might load up on |
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| 55% | SHIV | 4 | What a con might get stuck with |
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| 55% | TVSERIES | 8 | What a pilot may hope to land? |
| 55% | IDEA | 4 | What a great invention may begin with |
| 55% | YARN | 4 | What a knitter might have a ball with? |
| 55% | FLAT | 4 | What a 17-Across might get assistance with |
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| 55% | IDEA | 4 | What a brainstorming session might come up with |
| 55% | FEE | 3 | What a plastic bag might come with, nowadays |
| 55% | TAN | 3 | What a Hawaii vacationer may come home with |
| 55% | RAGTOP | 6 | What a rear window may go up with |
| 54% | ROLL | 4 | What a baker may do with a pin to spread dough |
| 54% | PEN | 3 | What a confident person might solve a crossword with |
| 54% | OAR | 3 | What a boater might have hands-on experience with? |
| 54% | TAROTDECK | 9 | What a fortune teller might have to deal with? |
| 54% | DUI | 3 | What a drunken motorist may be charged with: Abbr. |
| 54% | TLC | 3 | What a sick person may be showered with: Abbr. |
| 53% | SECONDHOME | 10 | What a teacher may do with a note or a sick student |
| 53% | SKIP | 4 | What a record with a scratch on it might do |