| 100% | SIDE | 4 | "Look on the bright ___ ..." |
| 100% | ERICIDLE | 8 | "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" songwriter |
| 100% | OPTIMIST | 8 | Person who's always looking on the bright side |
| 99% | IDLE | 4 | Eric who Always Looks on the Bright Side of Life |
| 96% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Who wrote and sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" |
| 96% | IDLE | 4 | "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" memoirist Eric |
| 95% | SIDE | 4 | "Look on the bright ___" |
| 92% | IDLE | 4 | Monty Python member Eric who wrote "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" |
| 92% | ERIC | 4 | Idle who sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" while tied to a cross |
| 91% | TAKEHEART | 9 | "Look on the bright side ..." |
| 91% | BEGLAD | 6 | "Look on the bright side!" |
| 78% | LOOK | 4 | "___ on the bright side ..." |
| 78% | LOOK | 4 | "___ on the bright side!" |
| 75% | GAMEFACE | 8 | Determined look on the field |
| 75% | SMOKEYEYE | 9 | Dark look on the face |
| 73% | LAQUINTA | 8 | "Wake Up on the Bright Side" sloganeer |
| 73% | GAMEFACE | 8 | Determined look on the field (2 wds.) |
| 72% | SPECTATES | 9 | Looks on from the crowd |
| 71% | FORAGED | 7 | Looked on behalf of the elderly |
| 70% | SLOW | 4 | ___ on the uptake (not too bright) |
| 69% | EASY | 4 | ___ on the eye (pleasant to look at) |
| 69% | UPTAKE | 6 | Slow on the ___ (not too bright) |
| 68% | BERG | 4 | On the surface it might not look like much |
| 67% | SIMP | 4 | Not the brightest bulb on the tree |
| 67% | DENSE | 5 | Not the brightest bulb on the tree |
| 66% | LIPSTICK | 8 | Makeup used on the mouth, often bright red |
| 66% | SLOW | 4 | A little ___ on the uptake (not very bright) |
| 66% | DIMWIT | 6 | Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree |
| 66% | DENSE | 5 | Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree |
| 66% | EXPRESSION | 10 | The look on one's face |