| 100% | SCORCHED | 8 | __ earth, tactic of leaving nothing for the enemy |
| 44% | FOLIAGE | 7 | Collective name for the leaves of plants |
| 42% | GEOSPACE | 8 | One name for the region of outer space near Earth |
| 41% | EST | 3 | 4.5 billion years, for the age of the earth: Abbr. |
| 41% | EONS | 4 | The Earth has existed for four of these time periods |
| 40% | HEMI | 4 | Prefix for half, like half of the earth |
| 40% | ATLAS | 5 | Eponym for one of the earth's five oceans |
| 40% | ODDPINNATE | 10 | Like the leaves of a rose plant, for example |
| 39% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | 1970 Hugo Award winner for the novel "The Left Hand of Darkness" (4 wds.) |
| 39% | END | 3 | "...I'd go to the ___ of the Earth for you..." |
| 39% | MARGIN | 6 | Column for notes at the left side of ruled paper |
| 39% | ARCH | 4 | Part of the foot which is also a prefix for enemy |
| 39% | TLAXCALA | 8 | Mexican state named for a pre-Columbian enemy of the Aztecs |
| 38% | GEO | 3 | Prefix with "graphy" for a subject dealing with the study of Earth |
| 38% | ONES | 4 | ___ place (space for a number to the left of a decimal point) |
| 38% | DEAFENS | 7 | Leaves one shouting for the rest of the day, maybe |
| 38% | PACER | 5 | "Alright kids, line up for the ___ test!" (acronym of a P.E. run that leaves students breathless) |
| 38% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 37% | MATTHEW | 7 | Source of the line "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" |
| 37% | HEGOTGAME | 9 | 1998 Public Enemy single written for a Spike Lee film of the same name |
| 36% | LARBOARD | 8 | Old nautical term for port, the left side of a ship when facing the bow |
| 36% | LOVAGE | 6 | White-flowered European plant of the parsley family whose leaves are used for flavouring food |
| 36% | SAKE | 4 | For the purpose of |
| 36% | SAKE | 4 | For the ___ of argument |
| 36% | ISON | 4 | "He ___ leave for the rest of the week.": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALLIN | 5 | Leaving nothing on the table |
| 36% | LURID | 5 | Leaving nothing to the imagination |
| 36% | BARINGITALL | 11 | Leaving nothing to the imagination |
| 36% | TIPPING | 7 | Leaving money for the waiter |
| 36% | BARESALL | 8 | Leaves nothing to the imagination |