| 100% | WOAH | 4 | "That's wild!," in a modern spelling |
| 58% | THECOMMODORES | 13 | Naval-sounding band that performed a 1979 hit spelled out in this puzzle's "hits" |
| 56% | TARDILY | 7 | In a way that's late |
| 55% | GENTLY | 6 | In a way that's not harsh |
| 54% | STURDILY | 8 | In a way that's meant to last |
| 54% | TRYHARDS | 8 | Those who put a lot of effort into social climbing, in modern lingo |
| 54% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 53% | WOAH | 4 | Exclamation of shock, spelled in a modern way |
| 52% | OREO | 4 | Sandwich cookie that now comes in a S'mores variety |
| 52% | KEY | 3 | Gift in a relationship that's getting serious |
| 52% | PANINI | 6 | Sandwich that's made in a press |
| 52% | OPIUM | 5 | Drug that's smoked in a pipe |
| 52% | ECHO | 4 | Sound that's reflected in a canyon |
| 52% | SOUP | 4 | Food that's served in a bowl |
| 52% | LOSANGELESRAMS | 14 | Team that's home in a coliseum |
| 52% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's steeped in a bag |
| 52% | MOO | 3 | Sound that's heard in a herd |
| 52% | PIE | 3 | Dessert that's baked in a pan |
| 52% | RAIN | 4 | Weather that's rare in a desert |
| 52% | TOE | 3 | Digit that's treated in a pedicure |
| 52% | OAR | 3 | Paddle that's stored in a boathouse |
| 52% | SOD | 3 | Stuff that's laid in a yard |
| 52% | PINTO | 5 | Mare that's spotted in a western |
| 52% | GPS | 3 | Something that's helpful in a dash? |
| 52% | FISH | 4 | Pet that's kept in a tank |
| 52% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that's born in a brewery? |
| 52% | ATOM | 4 | Particle that's smashed in a supercollider |
| 52% | WRAP | 4 | Sandwich that's rolled in a tortilla |
| 52% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's brewed in a kettle |
| 52% | FOX | 3 | Animal that's unwelcome in a henhouse |