| 100% | TACT | 4 | What you may use when turning down an invitation |
| 53% | SPUR | 4 | What you might use when you say "Giddyup!" |
| 50% | GRAPH | 5 | With 8-Across, what you might use when you're plotting something |
| 47% | TOW | 3 | What you might request when your car has broken down |
| 44% | BEGGEDOFF | 9 | Turned down an invitation |
| 42% | PRIORENGAGEMENT | 15 | Reason for turning down an invitation |
| 41% | LYSOL | 5 | What you might use after someone takes the Pledge? |
| 41% | HAVANANS | 8 | Was forced to turn down an invitation |
| 41% | EMOJI | 5 | What you might use to put on a happy face? |
| 41% | VISE | 4 | What you might use to get a grip on something |
| 41% | WIRELESSSPEAKER | 15 | What you might use to play music on a beach |
| 40% | TOE | 3 | What you might use to test the temperature of a bath |
| 40% | SKYY | 4 | Bottle you might use when making penne alla vodka |
| 40% | PEARL | 5 | What you may find inside an oyster |
| 40% | AAH | 3 | What you might say to an otolaryngologist |
| 40% | NAP | 3 | What you may do when you're beat |
| 40% | SOUVENIR | 8 | What you may buy as gift when voyaging |
| 39% | SOFA | 4 | What you might sit on when watching TV |
| 39% | MOW | 3 | What you might do when the plot thickens |
| 39% | AHA | 3 | What you may say when you crack the case |
| 39% | COMA | 4 | What you might be in when you're out |
| 39% | HOPE | 4 | What you might do when you cross your fingers |
| 39% | ICANTWIN | 8 | What you might say when you're really beat? |
| 39% | ENTER | 5 | What you might shout when you hear someone rapping |
| 39% | RASH | 4 | What you might have when you indulge itchy feet? |
| 39% | WIDEBERTH | 9 | What you might give an ex you encounter unexpectedly |
| 39% | ZEROG | 5 | What you may experience when going around the world? |
| 39% | AHA | 3 | What you might say when things suddenly become clear |
| 39% | LTR | 3 | What you might write when in "love," for short |
| 39% | MUTE | 4 | What you might spend an entire staff meeting on? |