| 100% | MRSMALAPROP | 11 | "She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of Nile" speaker |
| 55% | MRSMALAPROP | 11 | "Allegory on the banks of the Nile" speaker |
| 42% | AIDA | 4 | Opera set on the banks of the Nile |
| 42% | AIDA | 4 | Opera set partly on the banks of the Nile |
| 41% | AIDA | 4 | Its Act 3 is set on the banks of the Nile |
| 40% | GOLDMANHART | 11 | Pet deer on the grounds of an investment bank? |
| 39% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 36% | STAMP | 5 | It's stuck on the corner of an envelope |
| 36% | MALTHUS | 7 | Thomas —, English economist who authored 1798's An Essay on the Principle of Population |
| 36% | CARP | 4 | Fish with the ornamental koi variety that you could gift your mom as an addition to her Zen garden on Mother's Day |
| 35% | KATHYREICHS | 11 | "Bones" writer who had a cameo as a forensic anthropology professor on the TV adaptation of her series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DEWLAP | 6 | The flap of skin on an iguana's neck |
| 35% | KATHY | 5 | She is an American business leader who was appointed as the CEO of distribution company Graybar in 2012 |
| 35% | LSU | 3 | Sch. on the banks of the Mississippi |
| 35% | BOSTON | 6 | *City on the banks of the Charles |
| 35% | MIT | 3 | Sch. on the bank of the Charles |
| 34% | AVILA | 5 | Spanish city on the banks of the Adaja |
| 34% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. on the bank of the Rio Grande |
| 34% | TAJMAHAL | 8 | Attraction on the bank of the Yamuna River |
| 34% | MIT | 3 | Sch. on the bank of the Charles River |
| 34% | SILT | 4 | Thick deposit found on the banks of rivers |
| 34% | BLEEPED | 7 | Covered up, as an obscenity on the radio |
| 34% | TTDEE | 5 | Short composition for one instrument intended as an exercise for the improvement of a performer’s technique |
| 34% | WOLF | 4 | "The ___ of Wall Street," Martin Scorsese's epic film which features the real Jordan Belfort as a speaker introducing his on-screen counterpart |
| 34% | KATEMOSS | 8 | She's been on the cover of British Vogue more than anyone else |
| 34% | CLEAT | 5 | Piece of rubber or metal on the sole of an athlete's shoe |
| 34% | LONDONEYE | 9 | Large rotating wheel on the banks of the Thames |
| 34% | DESOTO | 6 | Explorer who died on the banks of the Mississippi |
| 34% | ROME | 4 | City set on the banks of the River Tiber |