| 100% | DOUBLE | 6 | "___ dipper," iconic phrase from "Seinfeld" used to describe someone who dips a chip twice in the same dip |
| 47% | CLOSE | 5 | "___ Talker," iconic phrase from "Seinfeld" used to describe someone who encroaches on your personal space while talking |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 34% | EXTREMELYONLINE | 15 | Phrase to describe someone who is always a-Twitter? |
| 34% | SHOWY | 5 | A word used to describe someone who is flamboyant and theatrical (rhymes with "snowy") |
| 34% | NEVER | 5 | "Lightning ___ strikes the same place twice," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe a rare event |
| 33% | IMPROMPTU | 9 | French phrase derived from Latin used to describe a spontaneous act |
| 33% | BEE | 3 | Busy as a ___, phrase used to describe someone very industrious or hardworking |
| 33% | MULE | 4 | Stubborn as a ___, phrase used to describe someone very obstinate or inflexible |
| 30% | DOWNER | 6 | Debbie ___, phrase used to describe a pessimistic person that originated from a sketch on "Saturday Night Live" |
| 30% | ELEPHANT | 8 | ___ in the room, phrase used to describe an obvious problem no one wants to discuss |
| 29% | RUE | 3 | Girl who's a tribute from the same district as Thresh, in "The Hunger Games" |
| 29% | MAX | 3 | Horse from the royal army who becomes a reluctant sidekick to Flynn Rider in "Tangled" |
| 29% | VASCODAGAMA | 11 | Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India in the late 1400s: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ELDERLY | 7 | Word to describe someone who is on in years |
| 29% | TORY | 4 | Term used in the American Revolution to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown and government |
| 29% | ORSONSCOTTCARD | 14 | "Ender's Game" author who won a Hugo and a Nebula in the same year, twice: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | "Rendezvous With Rama" author who won a Hugo and a Nebula in the same year, twice: 3 wds. |
| 28% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | "The Left Hand of Darkness" author who won a Hugo and a Nebula in the same year, twice: 4 wds. |
| 28% | PLOT | 4 | Term used to describe the storyline of a TV show |
| 28% | ENFUEGO | 7 | Spanish phrase used to describe a person on a winning streak |
| 28% | TRUST | 5 | "After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just ___ who you are," iconic quote from "Shrek" |
| 28% | FLAREGUN | 8 | Use this to shoot a distress signal in the air |
| 28% | STAMP | 5 | Use one to send a letter anywhere in the world |
| 28% | CHUNK | 5 | Alternative to a chip, in the baking aisle |
| 28% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 27% | BRASS | 5 | "As bold as ___," phrase that is used to describe a "know-it-all" |
| 27% | THUMB | 5 | "One for the ___!" (phrase from someone looking to win a fifth championship ring) |
| 27% | TELL | 4 | To explain something, also used to describe a giveaway in Poker |
| 27% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |