| 100% | SUN | 3 | *Did you know that reaching Proxima Centauri, the next closest star after the ___, would take over 18,000 years at current top speeds? |
| 24% | VIDEO | 5 | "___ Killed the Radio Star," 1979 song by the Buggles that predicted the TV & movie industry would take over radio |
| 23% | SAND | 4 | *Did you know that there are more stars in the observable universe than there are grains of ___ on Earth? |
| 23% | CENTAURI | 8 | Proxima __, closest star to Earth after the Sun |
| 22% | PLANETS | 7 | *Did you know that, if placed side by side, all the ___ in the solar system would fit in the space between the Earth and the Moon? |
| 22% | FIRE | 4 | Did you know that the book "___ from Heaven" by Mary Renault is about 44a's childhood? |
| 22% | EGYPT | 5 | Did you know, that a city named after 44a is in Cairo's country? |
| 22% | JOLIE | 5 | Did you know, Angelina ___ starred in the 2004 eponymous movie about 44a? |
| 22% | REEL | 4 | ___ in (something you do after the fish takes the bait) |
| 22% | ALLI | 4 | "___ Want For Christmas is You," song by Mariah Carey that topped the charts after 25 years of its release: 2 wds. |
| 21% | EIGHT | 5 | Number that sounds like "ate" or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 7d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 21% | WAY | 3 | *Did you know that if the Milky ___ Galaxy were condensed to the size of the U.S., 7d would be smaller than a grain of rice? |
| 21% | HARRIET | 7 | Did you know that the world's largest 1a was believed to have been lain by the British hen ___ in 2010? |
| 21% | DEVIL | 5 | "The ___ You Know," 2013 mystery thriller film starring Lena Olin and Rosamund Pike that was in production for 8 years |
| 21% | BEGINWATCHING | 13 | What you might do after the movie previews are finally over? |
| 21% | ELBE | 4 | Something that will take you by all the banks in Wittenberg |
| 21% | TAB | 3 | Keyboard key that takes you to the next blank in a form |
| 21% | END | 3 | Did you know, ABBA's music adaptation "Mamma Mia!" is still in the top-ten longest running productions on the West ___? |
| 21% | SHERPA | 6 | Companion who will help you reach the top |
| 21% | TETRIS | 6 | Game that ends when you reach the top |
| 20% | LIDO | 4 | Vegas show that ran for over 30 years at the Stardust Resort and Casino |
| 20% | ORDER | 5 | What you would do after going through the restaurant menu |
| 20% | FRODO | 5 | "I will take the Ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way" speaker |
| 20% | AIM | 3 | "___ for the stars and you'll at least reach the moon" |
| 20% | FRODO | 5 | Fictional character who says "I will take the ring, though I do not know the way" |
| 20% | HOW | 3 | "___ would you know that?" |
| 20% | BOHRTHEORY | 10 | It predicts that the dullest party guest will sit next to you? |
| 19% | ESP | 3 | Facetious response to "How did you know that?!" |
| 19% | RUNSOUTOFOINK | 13 | What you hope the guy at the next desk does when he keeps grunting at your queries? |
| 19% | UNITED | 6 | American airline that is part of the Star Alliance and can take you to your travel destination |