| 100% | SHADE | 5 | "He's got it made in the ___" ("He's living the good life") |
| 52% | SHADE | 5 | Have it made in the ___ (have an easy life) |
| 51% | MADE | 4 | "He's got it ___ in the shade" |
| 49% | LAP | 3 | In the ___ of luxury (living the good life) |
| 47% | RILEY | 5 | He's got the life |
| 43% | ITUP | 4 | Live _____ (enjoy the good life) |
| 42% | CORNCOBPIPE | 11 | It's made from an ear and put in the mouth |
| 42% | ONE | 3 | Something it's good to get a hole in? |
| 42% | CNN | 3 | Channel launched in 1980 with the motto “Go live, stay with it, and make it important” |
| 42% | ABS | 3 | They're made in the kitchen and not at the gym, it's said |
| 42% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 42% | KETONE | 6 | Chemical compound made in the liver |
| 41% | STOREROOM | 9 | It gets the goods |
| 41% | OAR | 3 | Item that works best when it's half in the water |
| 41% | KIA | 3 | It's headquartered in Seoul and makes the Soul |
| 41% | SEMICOLON | 9 | It makes up the eyes in a winking emoticon |
| 41% | AREFREE | 7 | The best things in life __ |
| 41% | CURD | 4 | It gets in the whey |
| 41% | NEEDLE | 6 | It gets in the groove |
| 41% | DENY | 4 | Last word in the song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" |
| 41% | SADSONG | 7 | Something to take and "make it better," in the Beatles' "Hey Jude" |
| 41% | LASORDA | 7 | He managed the U.S. to its first Olympic gold in baseball |
| 41% | INGOODFAITH | 11 | Salman Rushdie's work in which he discusses his book "The Satanic verses" and his life after its publication: 3 wds. |
| 41% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ONSIDEKICK | 10 | "Now he's got the pizza - but the TV's showing nothing but snow! He quickly gives it an ___ ..." |
| 41% | MESSCALLS | 9 | "Come and get it" signals in the Army |
| 40% | ACESOUT | 7 | Gets the best of, in slang |
| 40% | CURD | 4 | It may get in the whey |
| 40% | RIPCORD | 7 | It gets pulled in the fall |
| 40% | PUPIL | 5 | It gets bigger in the dark |