| 100% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten, how good was the movie?": 2 wds. |
| 78% | ONA | 3 | "__ scale of one to ten how much would you rate the movie?": 2 wds. |
| 77% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten, how much would you rate the movie?": 2 wds. |
| 58% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ONA | 3 | "Rate this song ___ scale of one to ten": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten...": 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 46% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Football player turned broadcaster who was the first one to have worked for all of the "Big Four" TV networks: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ONA | 3 | ___ scale from one to ten: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale from one to ten ...": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONA | 3 | "__ scale of one to ten..." |
| 44% | ONA | 3 | ___ scale of one to ten |
| 42% | VERBATIM | 8 | How one is supposed to repeat the Oath of Allegiance |
| 42% | ONETO | 5 | "On a scale of ___ ten, how would you rate this dessert?": 2 wds. |
| 42% | RATED | 5 | Judged on a scale of one to ten, maybe |
| 42% | BENSONBOONE | 11 | Singer whose "Beautiful Things" was the best-selling global single of 2024: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TIEATIE | 7 | One of the top how-to searches is how to do this |
| 41% | ROBERTCORMIER | 13 | "I Am the Cheese" writer whose 1974 novel, "The Chocolate War," was one of the ALA's Best Books for Young Adults (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DAVIDGREGORY | 12 | CNN political analyst who was the moderator of 14-Across from 2008 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 41% | HANNAHSTORM | 11 | American female sportscaster who is the anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter Face to Face": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DONTSTOP | 8 | With 47-Across, Journey song that was the soundtrack to the final scene of 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PEOPLE | 6 | "How to Win Friends and Influence ___," self-help book written by Dale Carnegie which is one of the best-selling books of all time |
| 39% | ONA | 3 | "__ scale of one to tenÉ" |
| 39% | SOSAD | 5 | "The ending of the movie was __, I cried": 2 wds. |
| 39% | PATSYCLINE | 10 | American singer (birthday today) who was the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RICKEYJACKSON | 13 | Former American Football linebacker (birthday today) who was the first Saints player elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 38% | FEDUP | 5 | "I am ___ of being the plus one" (tired): 2 wds. |
| 38% | FUTURE | 6 | "Back to the ___," 1985 science fiction film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| 38% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |