| 100% | PLAN | 4 | A building ___, such as an architect's blueprint |
| 53% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Long passageway in a building such as a school |
| 49% | WRITER | 6 | A scribe, such as an author or journalist |
| 49% | SPRAINED | 8 | Wrenched a joint such as an ankle or wrist |
| 47% | DEATHWISH | 9 | 1974 film starring Charles Bronson as an architect who becomes a vigilante: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOY | 3 | Plaything such as an action figure or stuffed animal that one may collect as a hobby |
| 45% | LIMB | 4 | A body part, such as an arm or leg |
| 45% | ARACHNID | 8 | An invertebrate such as a spider or scorpion |
| 44% | MAGNETO | 7 | Small electric generator such as that producing a spark in an internal combustion engine |
| 44% | MOVIETROPE | 10 | Common film device, such as a training montage or an enemies-to-lovers arc |
| 44% | SPEC | 4 | Detail in an architect's blueprint, for short |
| 43% | BULB | 4 | Bottom of a plant such as a tulip or an onion |
| 43% | AREA | 4 | A real estate measure, such as an acre or hectare |
| 42% | PUZZLE | 6 | Challenging activity such as a Rubik's Cube |
| 41% | EXPO | 4 | Event such as a World's Fair, for short |
| 41% | EMBANK | 6 | Build up, as a river's edge |
| 41% | AWARD | 5 | Prize such as an Emmy |
| 41% | APE | 3 | Primate such as an orangutan |
| 41% | HERON | 5 | Bird such as an egret |
| 41% | EVANALMIGHTY | 12 | 2007 comedy starring Steve Carell as a congressman who builds an ark: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TUBER | 5 | Disprove, as an opponent’s argument in a debate |
| 40% | TABLET | 6 | Mobile computer such as an iPad |
| 40% | ROSE | 4 | Flower such as an American Beauty |
| 40% | SHIP | 4 | Large boat such as an ocean liner |
| 40% | PROTOZOA | 8 | Single-celled organisms, such as an amoeba |
| 40% | PREY | 4 | Bird of ___ (animal such as an eagle) |
| 40% | FREELUNCH | 9 | "There's no such thing as a __" |
| 39% | PHAROS | 6 | Large lighthouse such as that built on an island off Alexandria which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World |
| 39% | DANCEAROUND | 11 | Skirt, as an issue ... or a hint to the puzzle's circles |
| 39% | EDIT | 4 | Make changes to something, such as an article |