| 100% | PRESENT | 7 | "Today is a gift. That's why we call it the __" |
| 87% | PRESENT | 7 | “Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the ___” |
| 80% | TODAY | 5 | "___ is a gift, that's why it is called the present" (saying) |
| 46% | LEAD | 4 | What we call the core of a pencil, even though it's really graphite |
| 45% | SUPER | 5 | Word that's its own synonym when a "b" is added to the end |
| 45% | TACOENO | 7 | ... Looking back on it, the best part of that game was when composer Brian gave you a Tex-Mex treat. That's why we called him ___.
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| 45% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WORLD | 5 | Shakespeare calls it a stage ("All the ___ is a stage...") |
| 43% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
| 43% | OLEG | 4 | Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 43% | DRYEYE | 6 | It's said that there is not a single one of these "in the house" during a sad movie |
| 42% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 42% | LIBERTY | 7 | The Statue of ___, symbol of alliance that was a gift from France to the US |
| 42% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 42% | NORMA | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a man's name when its first letter is added to the end |
| 42% | ATE | 3 | The pie was so good, that we ___ it all |
| 41% | STATUSQUO | 9 | That's just the way it is |
| 41% | TACT | 4 | It's been called "the art of making a point without making an enemy" |
| 41% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 48a, it's the name of the NBA team that is part-owned by Grammy-winning singer Usher (birthday today) |
| 41% | CANOE | 5 | "The water races look so interesting. What is that kayak-like craft called? It's going to have a new extreme slalom!" |
| 41% | OKRA | 4 | Someone who loves it might be called a friend of the pod |
| 40% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 40% | AUG | 3 | Mo. that was called Sextilis until it was renamed after a Roman emperor |
| 40% | SPINS | 5 | "For a long time, it was believed that the sun ___ around the earth." |
| 40% | HERE | 4 | Word that becomes its opposite when a "T" is added to the beginning |
| 40% | VIETNAMMEMORIAL | 15 | The Wall That Heals is a replica of it |
| 40% | FRAIDSO | 7 | "Yep, that's the way it is" |
| 40% | OVEN | 4 | "why do they call it ___ when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food" (nonsensical tweet that became a meme) |
| 40% | CHINA | 5 | Country that becomes a part of the face when its last letter is removed |
| 40% | COFFEEBEAN | 10 | Globally used seed that usually comes in twos, but when there is only one inside the "cherry", it's known as a peaberry |