| 100% | AEROSOL | 7 | What may be propelled by a propellant |
| 65% | CHIN | 4 | What may be hidden by a beard |
| 64% | IDEA | 4 | What may be represented by a light bulb |
| 64% | WIDENET | 7 | What might be cast by a talent agent? |
| 61% | TIE | 3 | What might be broken by doing a flip? |
| 59% | BOSTONACCENT | 12 | What may be tested by parking a car in Harvard Yard? |
| 56% | COOLAIR | 7 | *What may be moved by a fan |
| 55% | SEA | 3 | What a castaway might be surrounded by |
| 52% | ENDS | 4 | Split ___ (what may be snipped off by a hairstylist) |
| 52% | OPIATE | 6 | What might be a knockout? |
| 52% | ACRE | 4 | What might be a lot |
| 51% | ORE | 3 | What may be under a mountaintop |
| 51% | NATO | 4 | What might be called a ''pactronym'' |
| 51% | BRA | 3 | What might be under a top |
| 51% | AMILE | 5 | What a long miss might be by (2 wds.) |
| 51% | NOPUN | 5 | What may be intended by inadvertent wordplay? |
| 51% | LET | 3 | What may be followed by improved service? |
| 51% | GRANOLA | 7 | What may be in a breakfast bar |
| 50% | OAR | 3 | What may be used to paddle a lifeboat |
| 50% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | What may be in a star's orbit |
| 50% | GLOVE | 5 | What may be thrown down for a duel |
| 50% | ARIA | 4 | What might be a strain in a theater? |
| 50% | MEASLES | 7 | What might be treated with vitamin A megadoses |
| 50% | LOOT | 4 | What might be taken away in a getaway |
| 50% | HOTGOSSIP | 9 | What might be dished out at a meal? |
| 49% | CUREDHAM | 8 | What may be salted away for a special occasion? |
| 49% | DISK | 4 | What may be put into drive for a spin? |
| 49% | PRIZE | 5 | What may be on the line in a competition |
| 49% | AKA | 3 | What might be seen in front of a handle? |
| 49% | SOAP | 4 | What may be dispensed from a dispenser |