| 100% | STUB | 4 | What could be left when you rip out a check |
| 49% | IRA | 3 | What a 401(k) can be "rolled over" into when you leave a job: Abbr. |
| 40% | SANTA | 5 | "I only travel once a year. You may not see me, but you can keep what I leave behind. Who am I?" |
| 40% | ROT | 3 | What could set in if a fruit is not picked when ripe |
| 39% | COMA | 4 | What you might be in when you're out |
| 38% | SOWSEAR | 7 | What you can't make a silk purse out of, proverbially |
| 38% | MATURITY | 8 | A bond can be paid out when it reaches this |
| 37% | PLEA | 4 | What could be a bargain |
| 37% | TIP | 3 | What you leave a waiter when paying the bill, as a sign of appreciation |
| 37% | SPIGOT | 6 | What can be a turnoff? |
| 37% | ROOMKEY | 7 | Something you are given when you check into a hotel: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ADD | 3 | Figure out what the total plus tip is, on a restaurant check |
| 37% | ARM | 3 | What cyclists are supposed to use, but often don't, when they hang a left |
| 37% | CLEAN | 5 | Christmas is here! What can you do to be on Santa's nice list? (1/3) ___ up after yourself and don't leave a mess |
| 37% | STANDINGO | 9 | What it's called when you get a rise out of an audience, for short? |
| 37% | TOKE | 4 | What can be a real drag? |
| 36% | ROOM | 4 | What's left in a cup of coffee so that you can add cream and sugar |
| 36% | CUD | 3 | What can be a lot to stomach? |
| 36% | AFTER | 5 | *Fall Humor* How can you tell when winter is here? "It's ___ autumn leaves!" |
| 36% | SWONDERFUL | 10 | What can be said of a Gershwin tune? |
| 36% | SOD | 3 | What can be unrolled to create a lawn |
| 36% | TOY | 3 | (3/4) You're handed a box that makes a plastic rattle when shaken, as if it were a plaything. What could your gift be? |
| 35% | BARMAGNET | 9 | What could be part of a show of force? |
| 34% | YEN | 3 | What can be bought by the dozen for about a dime |
| 34% | ONEBASE | 7 | What a walk in the ballpark will get you / (next line) It's spelled out in an Aretha Franklin hit |
| 34% | DOODAD | 6 | When you can't remember a name |
| 34% | ETA | 3 | When you can expect a touchdown (abbr.) |
| 34% | COINTOSS | 8 | What can give you a heads-up? |
| 34% | HTTP | 4 | Important part of an address that can be left out |
| 34% | TMI | 3 | "You could've left that out," in a text |