| 100% | WAX | 3 | What Shrek takes out of his ears to make candles |
| 36% | DUMBO | 5 | Disney character with talent coming out of his ears? |
| 35% | THAW | 4 | Take out of the freezer to defrost |
| 35% | THAW | 4 | Take out of the freezer to warm up |
| 33% | WAX | 3 | What candles are made of |
| 33% | WAXEN | 5 | Made out of candle material |
| 33% | MIDASTOUCH | 10 | Ability to make money out of any endeavor |
| 33% | WAX | 3 | What most candles are made of |
| 33% | WAX | 3 | What a candle is made of |
| 32% | WISH | 4 | Something to make before blowing out the birthday candles |
| 32% | DONE | 4 | Ready to take out of the oven |
| 32% | EBERT | 5 | In his review of "Armageddon," he said "No matter what they're charging to get in, it's worth more to get out" |
| 32% | ANGER | 5 | What steam coming out of the ears may signify in a cartoon |
| 32% | ANGER | 5 | What smoke coming out of the ears may signal in a cartoon |
| 32% | TONE | 4 | "The ___ of his voice was enough to make them cower." |
| 32% | COB | 3 | What kernels grow out of on an ear of corn |
| 32% | WISH | 4 | What you make before blowing out birthday candles |
| 32% | SPACEAGEPLASTIC | 15 | What many hi-tech devices are made of |
| 31% | CROSS | 5 | Out of sorts ... or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 31% | WAR | 3 | What's broken out of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 31% | WISH | 4 | What you make when you blow out birthday candles |
| 31% | BLOW | 4 | What you do to candles after making a wish |
| 31% | ABSORB | 6 | To take in and make part of a whole |
| 31% | AGENT | 5 | One who might try to make a big deal out of everything |
| 31% | PLAN | 4 | Figure out what to do ahead of time |
| 31% | OPTS | 4 | ___ out of (chooses not to take part in) |
| 31% | DONE | 4 | Ready to be taken out of the oven |
| 30% | STEADICAM | 9 | What takes motion out of motion pictures? |
| 30% | WITHDRAW | 8 | To take money out of the bank |
| 30% | SUBSTITUTION | 12 | "The pizzeria's out of mushrooms, though, so he'll need to make a ___" |