| 100% | BLINDTRUST | 10 | *Fiduciary entity whose holdings are unknown to its beneficiaries |
| 39% | COPIER | 6 | Machine whose outputs are identical to its inputs |
| 39% | NEAP | 4 | Tide whose high is close to its low |
| 36% | ROTA | 4 | List showing whose turn it is to work |
| 36% | FLORISTS | 8 | People whose job it is to sell flower arrangements |
| 36% | RECRUITER | 9 | One whose job it is to fill a job |
| 35% | CANOE | 5 | Vessel whose name anagrams to where it might be used |
| 35% | REF | 3 | One whose job it is to watch plays, for short |
| 34% | NEHI | 4 | Brand whose name was chosen to remind people of its bottles' height |
| 34% | FIELDER | 7 | A player whose job it is to catch or stop the ball |
| 34% | PETTYSQUABBLE | 13 | Argument over whose turn it is to wash the dishes, e.g. |
| 34% | HAITI | 5 | Country whose name anagrams to an island when its fourth letter is doubled |
| 34% | THEY | 4 | Pronoun whose singular use is much more prominent than it used to be |
| 34% | AROMANTIC | 9 | Orientation whose name is often shortened to its first three letters |
| 34% | TARPAULIN | 9 | Covering whose name is often shortened to its first four letters |
| 33% | OKAPI | 5 | Animal whose tongue is long enough to clean its eyelids and ears |
| 33% | LISP | 4 | Speech impediment whose name is hard to say if you have it |
| 33% | NEXT | 4 | "Whose turn is it to be helped?" |
| 33% | OMAN | 4 | Country whose Wikipedia page might note that it's "not to be confused with Amman" |
| 32% | JOHNDOE | 7 | Name given to a male whose identity is unknown |
| 32% | JANEDOE | 7 | Name given to a female whose identity is unknown |
| 32% | CAROLYNHAX | 10 | Advice guru whose self-titled column used to be called "Tell Me About It": 2 wds. |
| 32% | FLAMINGO | 8 | A bird whose pink plumage is due to its diet |
| 32% | WARY | 4 | "It's always advisable to be ___ of the unknown." |
| 31% | POI | 3 | Food whose consistency is measured by how many fingers are needed to scoop it up |
| 31% | ALEC | 4 | Someone whose nature is often seen as irritating, since they pretend to know it all |
| 31% | STRANGER | 8 | Someone who is unknown to a person or group |
| 31% | CUMBERBATCH | 11 | Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock" |
| 31% | NINE | 4 | Musical whose numerical title adds one-half to that of the Fellini film on which it is based |
| 31% | NSA | 3 | Org. whose official number of employees is unknown to the public |