| 100% | FLIGHT | 6 | (1/9) "In the realm of dreams, where imagination takes ___" (plane trip) |
| 37% | COME | 4 | (7/10) Last came the Ghost of Christmas Yet to ___, who took Scrooge to Christmas scenes in the future, showing him his lonely grave. |
| 36% | BABEL | 5 | Tower of ___ (where "the Lord confused the language of all the earth," in the Bible) |
| 35% | GAMES | 5 | (5/5) "In court of winter, ___ (leisurely pursuits) galore, joy echoes in frosty realms forevermore!" |
| 35% | PIE | 3 | (3/7) "In cozy kitchens, the aroma of freshly baked apple ___ fills the air." |
| 35% | BABEL | 5 | Tower of ___ (where languages became confused, in the Bible) |
| 34% | NONE | 4 | "___ of the above" (option in an MCQ test, maybe) |
| 34% | ADD | 3 | (7/7) "Finally, take out the cake and ___ a delicious frosting on top of the it. And voila! Enjoy!" |
| 33% | IRIS | 4 | ___ Allen (wife of the Flash, in DC Comics) |
| 32% | BAG | 3 | ___ End (setting in "The Lord of the Rings") |
| 32% | BIB | 3 | ___ Fortuna (crime aide in "Return of the Jedi") |
| 32% | POD | 3 | ___ people (aliens in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") |
| 32% | ONCE | 4 | (1/7) "___ a year, during the crisp days of late November, families eagerly prepare for a special holiday." |
| 32% | MIDLIFE | 7 | ___ crisis (shift in identity at the age of 50, say) |
| 32% | SOX | 3 | Black ___ Scandal (1919 incident in "Field of Dreams") |
| 32% | ERA | 3 | The Reagan ___ (most of the 1980s, in US history) |
| 32% | RENO | 4 | The University of Nevada, ___ (school in a gambling city) |
| 32% | EDEN | 4 | "Children of ___" (musical with the song "Lost in the Wilderness") |
| 32% | ODD | 3 | Like the number 1, or the number of letters in "one" |
| 31% | POLE | 4 | ___ position (what’s earned by the fastest qualifier, in Formula 1) |
| 31% | TALES | 5 | "___ of the City" (novel series set in San Francisco) |
| 31% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree (anagram of "ways") |
| 31% | EWE | 3 | "Can't Live Without ___" (punnily named episode of Sheep in the Big City) |
| 31% | HOUSE | 5 | Dream ___, abode that you want to spend the rest of your life in! |
| 31% | OUR | 3 | In the year of ___ Lord (what "A.D." means) |
| 31% | EYES | 4 | “The ___ Have It in Idaho, Where Mr. Potato Head Is Running for Mayor of Boise” (1985 People headline) |
| 31% | GRIM | 4 | "___ Fandango" (computer game set in the Land of the Dead) |
| 31% | ASS | 3 | Jawbone of an ___ (Samson's weapon, in the Bible) |
| 31% | STOW | 4 | Put in the overhead bin, say (anagram of "tows") |
| 31% | OBAMA | 5 | "Thanks, ___" (catchphrase of the 2010s) |