| 100% | UPHILL | 6 | A challenge can be likened to this kind of battle |
| 47% | SORCERY | 7 | “What kind of ___ is this?” (response to a seemingly impossible feat) |
| 43% | TAPS | 4 | Link to this solo (and a copy of the words, too) can be found on the Army Study Guide website |
| 43% | RAVIOLI | 7 | This kind of pasta is filled; looks like a pillow |
| 42% | ACRES | 5 | A lot can be made of these |
| 41% | TRIANGLES | 9 | A hexagon can be divided into six of these |
| 41% | GULL | 4 | Kind of bird likely to be spotted around a beach |
| 40% | SALMON | 6 | A sockeye is this kind of fish |
| 40% | GORILLA | 7 | A silverback is this kind of primate |
| 40% | ABC | 3 | Kind of order ... or a hint to this puzzle's unusual construction |
| 40% | FOURH | 5 | Kind of club that's a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | CUCUMBER | 8 | A pickle can never return to being this |
| 40% | HEX | 3 | This could be a case of bad spelling? |
| 40% | WITS | 4 | A battle of these proves who is smartest |
| 39% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | NUMBERS | 7 | 1, 2, 3... 7 could be a lucky one of these |
| 39% | FACIAL | 6 | This type of hair can be a follicle annoyance |
| 39% | RBIS | 4 | A tater can produce up to four of these |
| 39% | NEWS | 4 | The bad kind of this is said to travel faster than wildfire |
| 39% | WHUP | 4 | A can of this might be opened in an argument |
| 39% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | CELERY | 6 | A stalk of this is usually added to a Bloody Mary |
| 38% | RYE | 3 | A kind of sandwich bread which is an alternative to white |
| 38% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | EAR | 3 | A mantis is the only animal known to have just one of these |
| 37% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | A 1969 Poirot tale was set at this kind of party |
| 37% | STAIN | 5 | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| 37% | PAYPHONES | 9 | There used to be a lot more of these on corners |
| 37% | INJECTION | 9 | A syringe is used to give one of these |