| 100% | HOI | 3 | ___ polloi (a term for the masses) |
| 70% | GAZETTE | 7 | A term for newspaper, The Phoenix __ |
| 68% | STARBOARD | 9 | Term for the right side of a ship |
| 68% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 66% | SUPERNOVA | 9 | Astronomical term for the explosion of a star |
| 66% | FRACTURE | 8 | Medical term for the break of a bone |
| 66% | MAGNITUDE | 9 | Astronomical term for the brightness of a star |
| 65% | BIOTA | 5 | Collective term for the lifeforms in a distinct region |
| 65% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 65% | CHAIRMAN | 8 | "Male" term for the leader of a committee or board |
| 65% | KINETIC | 7 | Common term for the energy of a body in motion |
| 65% | CURD | 4 | Alternate term for the edible white part of a cauliflower |
| 64% | MINER | 5 | Term for a worker in the cryptocurrency business |
| 64% | PAR | 3 | Golf term for the number of strokes to get a hole |
| 64% | COMA | 4 | Food ___ (joking term for the tired feeling after a big feast) |
| 64% | DESI | 4 | Term for a member of the South Asian diaspora |
| 62% | NEEDLEDROP | 10 | Turntable-inspired term for the use of a familiar song in a film |
| 62% | TERROIR | 7 | French-derived term for the regional factors that give a wine its character |
| 62% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 62% | DOOLIE | 6 | Term for a freshman at the U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 62% | ISP | 3 | Term for a company that provides access to the Web: Abbr. |
| 62% | TREKKIE | 7 | One term for a follower of the USS Enterprise |
| 62% | POLONECK | 8 | Another term for a turtleneck, popular in the UK |
| 61% | DEB | 3 | Term from the French for a newbie |
| 61% | REQUIEM | 7 | A mass for the dead |
| 61% | BEAU | 4 | Quaint term for a boyfriend, from the French for "handsome" |
| 61% | GREENBACK | 9 | Slang term for a paper currency note from the USA |
| 61% | INFLATION | 9 | Economic term for a decline in the value of money |
| 61% | CAROM | 5 | American term for a cannon in the game of pool |
| 60% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |