| 100% | POA | 3 | Written authorization to act as attorney (abbr) |
| 43% | USE | 3 | Get to act as a pawn |
| 42% | ABET | 4 | Act as accomplice to |
| 42% | GIVEABLANKCHECK | 15 | Grant permission to act as one wishes |
| 42% | BEFRIEND | 8 | Act as a pal to |
| 42% | INON | 4 | Acting as an accomplice to |
| 41% | OFFICIATE | 9 | To act as the person in charge of sporting events |
| 40% | ENZYMES | 7 | Proteins created by the body to act as catalysts |
| 40% | EMOTES | 6 | Decides to act as the "Ham" from "Hamlet", say |
| 39% | BOXCLEVER | 9 | Act so as to outwit |
| 38% | ONREPORT | 8 | Written up, as to a superior |
| 38% | INPEN | 5 | Written so as to discourage erasure |
| 38% | LYNCH | 5 | Successor to Holder as attorney general |
| 38% | LSAT | 4 | To-be attorney's exam: Abbr. |
| 37% | LIAISON | 7 | One who acts as a link to assist communication |
| 37% | NOS | 3 | Quantity, as written on a list: Abbr. |
| 37% | OCT | 3 | Month written as "10" in dates: Abbr. |
| 37% | ORAL | 4 | Spoken, as opposed to written |
| 37% | ORAL | 4 | Uttered, as opposed to written |
| 37% | EMCEE | 5 | "Cabaret" character who acts as a host to the audience |
| 36% | ORAL | 4 | Spoken aloud, as opposed to written |
| 36% | PROSE | 5 | Ordinary writing, as opposed to poetry |
| 36% | ORAL | 4 | Stated out loud, as opposed to written |
| 36% | RENO | 4 | First woman to serve as attorney general |
| 35% | ENZYME | 6 | Protein that acts as a catalyst to bring about a biochemical reaction |
| 35% | ETAS | 4 | Predictions as to when airplanes will land: Abbr. |
| 35% | AWOL | 4 | Nowhere to be found, as a soldier: Abbr. |
| 34% | ETA | 3 | Guess as to when a plane will land: Abbr. |
| 34% | FWD | 3 | Send along to someone else, as an email: Abbr. |
| 34% | DTS | 3 | American company which started as a competitor to Dolby: Abbr. |