| 100% | HOTAS | 5 | "___ hell" (extreme heat): 2 wds. |
| 73% | DANAKILDESERT | 13 | This salt wasteland in Afar Triangle, Ethiopia is feared for its extreme heat, volcanic activities and toxic gases: 2 wds. |
| 63% | IMHOT | 5 | Heat wave complaint: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ISON | 4 | "The heat ___!": 2 wds. |
| 59% | REDHOT | 6 | Glowing with heat (2 wds) |
| 57% | IMCOLD | 6 | "Turn up the heat!" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | DENIRO | 6 | Actor Robert of the 1995 crime drama "Heat": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ASWARM | 6 | "___ as toast" (moderate heat): 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROOMTEMPERATURE | 15 | Neither heated nor cooled: 2 wds. |
| 52% | EGGEDON | 7 | Encouraged strongly: 2 wds |
| 52% | BYAIR | 5 | Via flight: 2 wds |
| 50% | ONTO | 4 | "Hold ___ your hats!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DOI | 3 | "Where ___ sign up?": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONA | 3 | ___ roll (winning streak): 2 wds. |
| 50% | BEA | 3 | "Don't ___ fool!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | AMI | 3 | "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds. |
| 50% | AOR | 3 | "___ B?" ("Pick one"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ALEG | 4 | "Break ___" ("Good luck!"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ITO | 3 | "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds. |
| 50% | IIN | 3 | "Boy, am ___ trouble!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | IMADE | 5 | "Have ___ myself clear?": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ABET | 4 | Make ___ (wager money): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ANO | 3 | "It's ___-brainer": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONA | 3 | Go off ___ tangent: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ARUG | 4 | Cut ___ (dance, informally): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONIN | 4 | "From here ___..." ("Henceforth"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | BEOR | 4 | "To ___ not to...": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ISME | 4 | "Woe ___!" (sad exclamation): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATEE | 4 | Fits to ___ (perfectly): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ITO | 3 | "Who am ___ say?": 2 wds. |