| 100% | SONATA | 6 | 3-act Swedish play by Strindberg: The Ghost __ |
| 46% | MISSJULIE | 9 | 1888 play by August Strindberg first performed the following year |
| 46% | MISSJULIE | 9 | 1888 stage play by August Strindberg first performed the following year |
| 44% | NCAA | 4 | Org. impacted by the Fair Pay to Play Act |
| 44% | CRUELLADEVIL | 12 | Character played by Emma Stone in the 2021 Disney film featuring dalmatians: 3 wds. |
| 42% | DELAVEGA | 8 | Usnavi ___, bodega owner played by Anthony Ramos in the 2021 film "In The Heights" : 3 wds. |
| 41% | JAMESTKIRK | 10 | "Star Trek" character played by William Shatner, who is the captain of the starship USS Enterprise: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THESTRONGER | 11 | 1889 one-act stage play by August Strindberg |
| 40% | GEORDILAFORGE | 13 | "Star Trek" character played by LeVar Burton, who is the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D: 3 wds. |
| 40% | OBEY | 4 | Play by the rules |
| 39% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | Play by Harold Pinter The __ Party |
| 39% | EAR | 3 | Play by ___ (handle on the spot) |
| 38% | DRIVOROBOTNIK | 13 | Villain played by Jim Carrey in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" films (3 wds.) |
| 38% | IGUANA | 6 | Play by Tennessee Williams, Night of the __ |
| 38% | LYRES | 5 | Instruments played by 3-Down |
| 38% | CHEATING | 8 | Not playing by the rules |
| 38% | BATTLESHIPS | 11 | Game played by the Navy |
| 38% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 37% | LYDIA | 5 | Played by Winona Ryder in the film Beetlejuice |
| 37% | CHEATS | 6 | Doesn't play by the rules |
| 37% | CHEAT | 5 | Doesn't play by the rules |
| 37% | BASEBALL | 8 | Sport played by the Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 37% | LYRE | 4 | Harp played by the Ancient Greeks |
| 37% | MANGER | 6 | Play by Lope de Vega: "The Dog in the __" |
| 36% | FAIRSFAIR | 9 | “We’ll play by the rules, okay?” |
| 36% | BASEBALL | 8 | Sport played by the N.Y. Yankees |
| 36% | PIANO | 5 | Instrument played by the Queen of Soul |
| 36% | OPENED | 6 | Played before the main act |
| 36% | THEFATHER | 9 | Stage play by August Strindberg written in 1887 |
| 36% | KROC | 4 | He was played by Keaton in The Founder |