| 100% | BITE | 4 | "___ the dust," phrase meaning "to suffer a defeat" that was used in Samuel Butler's translation of "The Iliad" |
| 41% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase similar to "etc." that is added at the end of a list to mean that there are more unlisted items: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 40% | SLANG | 5 | Specialty of "Urban Dictionary" which was used in 2011 by a district court in an ATF complaint to document the meanings of "murk" |
| 39% | SLOVAKIA | 8 | Country that's east of the Czech Republic (the two used to be a single nation) |
| 39% | NECK | 4 | Word used on both sides of "and" to make a common phrase meaning "a close contest," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 38% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 37% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 37% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 37% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 37% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 36% | ARES | 4 | God called "that thing of fury, evil-wrought" in a translation of the Iliad |
| 36% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 36% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 36% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 36% | ICON | 4 | Pictorial image that is often used to represent the theme or meaning of an application |
| 36% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 36% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 36% | CURRENCY | 8 | The money that is used in a specific country |
| 35% | SCUD | 4 | Name of a missile used in the gulf war, which means to move quickly like clouds |
| 35% | MORIA | 5 | Underground kingdom known as Khazad-dum that used to be a famed realm of the Dwarves |
| 35% | COG | 3 | ___ in the machine, phrase associated with machines that means "small part of a large organization" |
| 35% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 35% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 35% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 35% | ALL | 3 | Mother of ___, descriptive phrase used to refer to something that is the most epic of its kind |
| 35% | KAUAI | 5 | Hawaiian island that is home to Waimea Canyon which was used in the filming of "Jurassic Park" |
| 35% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |