| 100% | EXEMPT | 6 | "As a dependant she is ___ from income taxes." (free from the obligation) |
| 42% | RAMSHORN | 8 | What the musical instrument known as a shofar is typically made from |
| 42% | BETTYCOOPER | 11 | The sweet, blonde girl next door character from "Riverdale," who serves as a protagonist and is played by Lili Reinhart |
| 41% | SOLARIS | 7 | Planet from the eponymous book that is depicted as covered by a single massive ocean |
| 40% | CLUB | 4 | "Crying in the ___," song by Camila Cabello that was her debut single as a solo artist |
| 40% | OKRA | 4 | Mucilage from this vegetable of the Deep South is currently under development as a biodegradable food packaging |
| 39% | LEAFS | 5 | As she ___ through the yellow pages, my eyes try in vain to grab a word or two from the handwriting |
| 39% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 38% | FEEDBACK | 8 | 2007 song by Janet Jackson that was released as the lead single from her tenth album, "Discipline" |
| 38% | HAS | 3 | Is suffering from, as a cold |
| 38% | OLD | 3 | From the past, as a story |
| 37% | APE | 3 | A giant ___ (What King Kong from the movies is) |
| 37% | FORONCE | 7 | As a total departure from the norm |
| 37% | HOMELAND | 8 | The place where a person is from |
| 37% | FORONCE | 7 | As a welcome change from the usual |
| 37% | FIT | 3 | Be the right size, as a suit |
| 37% | FRONT | 5 | Be the head of, as a band |
| 37% | POSEFOR | 7 | Be the subject of, as a photograph |
| 37% | PRIVACY | 7 | The state of being free from public attention |
| 37% | JOANOFARC | 9 | She was known as the Maid of Orleans |
| 37% | MUCOUS | 6 | The texture of a snail is from this |
| 36% | NANCY | 5 | With 34-Across, she was LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1978 as a rookie and received the Bob Jones Award in 1998 |
| 36% | CODE | 4 | A message from the Pentagon might be in this |
| 36% | MRPLOW | 6 | The Simpsons' Homer was __ as a snow plow driver |
| 36% | FIT | 3 | Be the right size, as a pair of jeans |
| 36% | DECLAW | 6 | Remove the nails from, as a cat |
| 36% | DEFOG | 5 | Remove the mist from, as a windshield |
| 36% | DEICE | 5 | Remove the frost from, as a windshield |
| 36% | TESTAMENT | 9 | Leviathan is a monster from the Old __ |
| 36% | DEFOG | 5 | Remove the haze from, as a windshield |