| 100% | DOES | 4 | "Who __ that?"; modern-day phrase |
| 72% | DOES | 4 | "Who __ that?"; modern-day remark |
| 60% | NSFW | 4 | Modern day acronym for material that is not appropriate to be viewed in public |
| 60% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | Shakespearean character who introduced the phrase "salad days" |
| 59% | BET | 3 | Modern-day "Copy that!" |
| 57% | TAU | 3 | ___ Day (celebration for those who shun pi as a mathematical constant) |
| 57% | GOBIG | 5 | "___ or go home" (modern day phrase): 2 wds. |
| 56% | WERE | 4 | "Those ___ the days!" (nostalgic phrase) |
| 56% | TRYHARDS | 8 | Those who put a lot of effort into social climbing, in modern lingo |
| 55% | TIN | 3 | ___ ear, phrase that refers to someone who may lack a musical ear |
| 55% | STARR | 5 | Ringo —, musician and actor who starred in That'll Be the Day |
| 54% | AMMAN | 5 | Modern-day capital that King David ordered besieged |
| 54% | LADIDAH | 7 | Phrase that could mean, "Who cares?" |
| 54% | LEAD | 4 | ___ foot, "metallic" phrase that refers to someone who may get a speeding ticket |
| 53% | TEAMO | 5 | Spanish Valentine's Day phrase |
| 53% | VETERANS | 8 | ___ Day, annual federal holiday in November in honor of those who served in the military |
| 52% | JOHNREED | 8 | Journalist who wrote about the October Revolution in "Ten Days That Shook the World" |
| 52% | IRAN | 4 | Modern day Persia |
| 51% | OCCUPY | 6 | Modern day protest movement |
| 51% | LIP | 3 | Modern day piercing spot? |
| 51% | DID | 3 | Who ___ that? |
| 50% | BATEAU | 6 | "Le ___," Matisse work that hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art for 47 days |
| 50% | ERINGOBRAGH | 11 | St. Patrick's Day phrase |
| 50% | CPU | 3 | Modern day tablet's core |
| 50% | LEST | 4 | __ we forget, Remembrance Day phrase |
| 50% | IDO | 3 | Wedding day phrase |
| 49% | HEDBERG | 7 | Comedian Mitch who said "I haven't slept for 10 days, because that would be too long" |
| 49% | OTTOMANEMPIRE | 13 | Kingdom that ruled modern-day Turkey |
| 49% | MONGOLIA | 8 | Modern day state of the Khans |