| 100% | BLUR | 4 | "It's a ___" ("The memory is hazy") |
| 72% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | It's estimated to be a foot in the next 25 years |
| 72% | VOTINGAGE | 9 | A person's majority, it is 18 in the UK |
| 69% | TODAY | 5 | "___ is a gift, that's why it is called the present" (saying) |
| 69% | OBOE | 4 | Its "reeds are a pain / And the fingering's insane," per Ogden Nash |
| 69% | PRESENT | 7 | "Today is a gift. That's why we call it the __" |
| 68% | JAR | 3 | "When it's a ___" (answer to the riddle "When is a door not a door?") |
| 68% | NPR | 3 | Broadcaster of the podcast It's Been a Minute |
| 67% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's ___" (answer to the old riddle "When is a door not a door?") |
| 67% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 66% | NATO | 4 | The U.K. is a member of it |
| 66% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the middle of it |
| 66% | INUIT | 5 | The Greenlandic language is a form of it |
| 66% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the center of it |
| 66% | AXEL | 4 | It may be a double in the Olympics |
| 66% | LINERNOTE | 9 | It may be a credit to the band |
| 66% | PITCH | 5 | It has the potential to be a hit |
| 66% | TONSIL | 6 | It can be a pain in the neck |
| 66% | COURSELOAD | 10 | It can be a strain on the pupils |
| 66% | ONEACRE | 7 | It may be a lot outside the city |
| 65% | ERA | 3 | "It's the start of a new ___" ("History is changing") |
| 65% | REALISM | 7 | The practice of accepting a situation as it is |
| 65% | BLT | 3 | The club sandwich is a variation on it: Abbr. |
| 65% | VIETNAMMEMORIAL | 15 | The Wall That Heals is a replica of it |
| 65% | ADE | 3 | It may be at the end of a block |
| 65% | WHOLENOTE | 9 | It may be the only thing in a bar |
| 65% | SOAP | 4 | It may be in a dish by the sink |
| 65% | TAXRATE | 7 | It may be a high percent for the 1% |
| 65% | TODO | 4 | It might be at the top of a list |