| 100% | ADRIAN | 6 | “Thought she was ___, it’s been rocky ever since” (Jay-Z lyric that alludes to an onscreen pairing) |
| 32% | PEDIGREE | 8 | An animal's descent that proves it to be purebred |
| 30% | ZONE | 4 | "I think she was born in an arctic ___" (song lyric from 1980) |
| 28% | HIRE | 4 | Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an "f" |
| 28% | EMENDS | 6 | Synonym for “alters” that keeps its meaning if the first letter is changed to an “A” |
| 27% | ASIF | 4 | Derisive response to "She thinks she's going to be homecoming queen" |
| 27% | SHIPOFTHESEUS | 13 | Thought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one |
| 27% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 27% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 27% | MARIA | 5 | She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song |
| 27% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Fashion magazine for women that has been in publication since 1886, and is often referred to by its shorter name |
| 27% | LEBARON | 7 | Chrysler model whose name becomes that of a country when its fifth letter is changed to an n |
| 27% | PLAYINGPOSSUM | 13 | Marsupial that thinks it's an actor? |
| 27% | GONE | 4 | "Since U Been ___," breakup song by Kelly Clarkson that's an inspiration to move on |
| 27% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | Film character who asks "Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking?" |
| 27% | NYT | 3 | Its slogan is "All the News That's Fit to Print": Abbr. |
| 26% | NYT | 3 | Its motto is "All the News That's Fit to Print," in brief |
| 26% | PTA | 3 | School gp. that sometimes has an "S" added to its name |
| 26% | ATE | 3 | You shouldn't be surprised that it could be up to a year since your pet anaconda last did this |
| 26% | ISEE | 4 | "So that's how it's going to be!" |
| 26% | TABOO | 5 | Like an issue that it's unacceptable to discuss |
| 26% | BOBBYSHERMAN | 12 | She said that when it comes to '60s teen idols, all you need to know is one thing: ___ |
| 26% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's thought to be wise |
| 26% | CAGEFREEEGG | 11 | It may not be all that it's cracked up to be |
| 26% | DRAGGAL | 7 | ... Looking back on it, the driver was a ___. You'd think she'd have moved faster since she loves car racing!
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| 26% | CRYINGWOLF | 10 | Canine that thinks it's an old-timey news announcer? |
| 26% | ACOUSTICVERSION | 15 | *Song that's been modified to have an intimate sound |
| 26% | ELIXIR | 6 | Medicine that's not all it's promised to be |
| 26% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, so that's how it's going to be" |