| 100% | JOSEPH | 6 | & 2D English chemist born in 1733 often credited with the discovery of oxygen |
| 91% | PRIESTLEY | 9 | Joseph —, English chemist born in 1733 often credited with the discovery of oxygen |
| 30% | MARYQUANT | 9 | English fashion designer credited with the design of the miniskirt and hot pants |
| 28% | ACCIDENT | 8 | The discovery of penicillin in 1928, for example |
| 28% | AARONSPELLING | 13 | Producer in the Television Hall of Fame with 218 producer and executive producer credits (2 wds.) |
| 27% | CANADIAN | 8 | Born in the country of the maple leaf |
| 26% | EMMETT | 6 | Dan —, composer credited with the song Dixie who died in 1904 |
| 26% | PLANCK | 6 | Max, physicist credited with discovery of quanta |
| 26% | NADAR | 5 | French balloonist born Gaspard Felix Tournachon credited with having taken the first aerial photographs in 1858 |
| 26% | JETHROTULL | 10 | English agriculturist born in 1674 who developed the seed drill |
| 26% | NELSONMDELA | 11 | World leader born in the village of Mvezo |
| 26% | HARGREAVES | 10 | James —, 18th-century English weaver credited with the invention of the spinning jenny |
| 26% | LAIRDHAMILTON | 13 | American surfer often credited with surfing the "heaviest wave" ever ridden: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ELSIE | 5 | Lily —, actress born Elsie Hodder who created the title role in 1907 English language version of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow |
| 25% | HYPOXIC | 7 | Lack of oxygen in the blood; holding your breath |
| 25% | HYPOXEMIA | 9 | An abnormally low amount of oxygen in the blood |
| 25% | SEAWEED | 7 | Major source of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere |
| 25% | CHOIR | 5 | It often functions with the help of an organ |
| 25% | DEVON | 5 | English county with the city of Exeter |
| 25% | AFFLUENT | 8 | With lots of money in the bank |
| 25% | COSTAR | 6 | Second in the credits, often |
| 25% | FLIGHTBEHAVIOR | 14 | Barbara Kingsolver novel featuring the discovery of monarch butterflies in rural Tennessee (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ISLE | 4 | ___ of Wight (place in the English Channel) |
| 25% | ISLE | 4 | ___ of Wight, county in the English Channel |
| 25% | PARTNERS | 8 | With the circled letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses |
| 25% | SESS | 4 | It often starts with the striking of a gavel, for short |
| 25% | OBEDIENT | 8 | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority |
| 25% | ISOMER | 6 | Compound with the same number of atoms in a different arrangement |
| 25% | NERO | 4 | Unpopular Roman emperor credited with the burning of Rome |