| 100% | ELEGY | 5 | "In memory of ... " poem, e.g. |
| 65% | WORN | 4 | In need of patching, e.g. |
| 60% | RHYMESCHEME | 11 | ABAB in a poem, e.g. |
| 58% | POUROUT | 7 | Empty in memory of somebody, say |
| 58% | NUN | 3 | Agnes in "Agnes of God," e.g. |
| 57% | OKIES | 5 | The Joads, e.g., in "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| 57% | MORTALITY | 9 | __ rate; e.g. number of deaths in a year |
| 57% | FORCEMAJEURE | 12 | Act of God, e.g., in a contract |
| 56% | CATHERINE | 9 | __ wheel, firework in memory of a martyred saint |
| 56% | TRIBUTE | 7 | Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads |
| 55% | ROYALOAK | 8 | Pub name in memory of the escaping Charles II |
| 55% | EPITAPH | 7 | Words on a tomb; in memory of someone dead |
| 55% | TIGER | 5 | Richard Parker in "Life of Pi," e.g. |
| 55% | PRO | 3 | For or in favor of change, e.g. |
| 55% | STAR | 4 | Kevin Costner in "Field of Dreams," e.g. |
| 55% | BASEBALLFAN | 11 | *Ray Kinsella in "Field of Dreams," e.g. |
| 54% | BARITONE | 8 | Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," e.g. |
| 54% | BASSO | 5 | Voice in the role of Mefistofele, e.g. |
| 54% | SHOE | 4 | One in a pair of sneakers, e.g. |
| 54% | BASSO | 5 | Bartolo in "The Barber of Seville," e.g. |
| 54% | ALUM | 4 | Person in the class of '25, e.g. |
| 54% | MEME | 4 | Barbenheimer in the summer of 2023, e.g. |
| 53% | INSULATE | 8 | To put batts of fiberglass, e.g., in the walls |
| 53% | RUBUP | 5 | Refresh one's memory of, in England |
| 53% | SONNET | 6 | Type of poem cited in "Easter Parade" |
| 53% | IOWANS | 6 | In-state attendees of Drake University, e.g. |
| 53% | SRS | 3 | Class of '08 in '08, e.g. |
| 53% | MOTTO | 5 | "Crossroads of America" in Indiana, e.g. |
| 53% | MOISTURECONTENT | 15 | Measure of water in soil, e.g. |
| 53% | DIREWOLF | 8 | Shaggydog, e.g., in Game of Thrones |