| 100% | GOBI | 4 | ___ desert, Mongolian region that is less sandy and more rocky |
| 42% | PRECISE | 7 | Being exactly that and neither more nor less |
| 37% | BIGSUR | 6 | California coastal region that is the backdrop for much of HBO's "Big Little Lies" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | Industrial area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, that's home to many auto manufacturers and is known as the "___ Region" |
| 35% | ISR | 3 | Country that is more than 50% desert: Abbr. |
| 33% | RYE | 3 | Bread that is dense and often considered to be more healthy |
| 33% | SET | 3 | Egyptian deity that was responsible for deserts, storms, violence, and foreigners |
| 33% | ABASH | 5 | "And sore must be the storm / That could ___ the little Bird / That kept so many warm": Dickinson |
| 33% | RIGHTTODIE | 10 | Much discussed topic for those who are elderly and ill |
| 32% | SUR | 3 | Big ___, Californian region that was a wedding destination for celeb couples like Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman |
| 32% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit that is a popular fall flavor and is found in many pies |
| 32% | PORCELAIN | 9 | Material that many toilets and china are made of |
| 32% | MOTOR | 5 | Electrical ___, industrial revolution invention that is used in tools, household appliances, vehicles, and more |
| 32% | STOPONADIME | 11 | "___, and your car will come to rest over that little coin" |
| 31% | LOCO | 4 | "The ___-Motion" (song that was a hit for Little Eva, Grand Funk, and Kylie Minogue) |
| 31% | USEFUL | 6 | "Choose the life that is most ______, and habit will make it the most agreeable" — Francis Bacon |
| 31% | DODGERS | 7 | Los Angeles ___, California baseball team that is known for players like Sandy Koufax and Clayton Kershaw |
| 31% | HORN | 4 | Mellow-toned brass instrument that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other |
| 30% | ARAL | 4 | Area that was once the world's fourth largest lake and is now partly the Aralkum Desert |
| 30% | NEMO | 4 | Point ___, spot that is the oceanic pole of inaccessibility and the most difficult to reach from land |
| 30% | IDEA | 4 | Picasso opined that this item is "A point of departure and no more" |
| 30% | CROW | 4 | Raven relative that symbolizes the "Third Eye" and is featured in many folklores |
| 30% | STRAY | 5 | Many a cat that runs and hides under a car upon being approached by a person |
| 30% | HOGAN | 5 | Traditional residence that in many ways is the Navajo version of the Mongolian yurt |
| 30% | DEPOP | 5 | App that’s been called “a little bit eBay and a little bit Instagram” |
| 29% | IONIA | 5 | Region that was on the Gulf of Smyrna |
| 29% | CRAGGIER | 8 | More rocky and jagged |
| 29% | NAY | 3 | And more than that |
| 29% | PETRA | 5 | Abandoned city in Jordan that was "lost" and hidden in the desert for years |
| 29% | DOVE | 4 | White bird that symbolizes "peace" and is released during many ceremonies |