| 100% | UPLINK | 6 | What you need to talk to a satellite |
| 65% | TEST | 4 | What you need to take to get a driver's license |
| 65% | AMAP | 4 | What you need to go on a treasure hunt: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SKIPASS | 7 | What to flash when you need a lift? |
| 58% | THREE | 5 | With the circled letters, a literal depiction of what you need to win tic-tac-toe? |
| 58% | ANTE | 4 | What you may need to do to get a hand |
| 57% | MOVEDOVER | 9 | Change a map of southern England? … or, when parsed differently, what you need to do to the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | THICKSKIN | 9 | What you need to have to avoid being easily hurt |
| 55% | LOGIC | 5 | What you need to solve sudoku |
| 54% | ROPE | 4 | What you need to play double Dutch |
| 53% | PAY | 3 | What you need to do when buying something |
| 53% | OAR | 3 | What you need to row, row, row your boat |
| 53% | CLUE | 4 | What you solve to figure out a crossword answer |
| 52% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | What you have to do to be a crossword fan? |
| 52% | WHATSTHEPROBLEM | 15 | Response to "I need to talk to you" |
| 52% | TOW | 3 | What you need after a breakdown |
| 52% | INPUT | 5 | What you add to a conversation |
| 52% | BEAT | 4 | What you do to a drum |
| 52% | STORYBOOK | 9 | What you read to a child |
| 51% | POD | 3 | What you need to split open to get the beans out |
| 51% | PIN | 3 | What you have to remember to use an A.T.M. |
| 51% | MOP | 3 | What you need after a big spill |
| 51% | BOW | 3 | You need one to play a cello |
| 51% | LICENSE | 7 | You need one to drive a car |
| 51% | OBOE | 4 | You need a reed to play one |
| 51% | SIGNON | 6 | You need a password to do it |
| 51% | OAR | 3 | What you use to paddle a boat |
| 51% | PEN | 3 | What you use to write a check |
| 51% | DOOR | 4 | What you open to leave a room |
| 51% | JOKE | 4 | What you tell to get a laugh |