| 100% | TYPE | 4 | A kind of item, or a genre of music |
| 64% | POP | 3 | "Bubblegum" is a genre of this kind of music |
| 61% | STILETTO | 8 | A kind of heel or a kind of knife |
| 57% | GAG | 3 | Kind of reflex or a joke |
| 57% | POLO | 4 | Kind of shirt or a horseback game |
| 56% | SALAD | 5 | *Dish with a lot of veggies and dressing ... or a bygone genre of Spanish music |
| 55% | ELASTIC | 7 | A kind of band that can't play music |
| 55% | SHEET | 5 | Kind of music or lightning |
| 55% | RAP | 3 | Kind of sheet or music |
| 55% | ELEVATOR | 8 | Kind of music or pitch |
| 55% | SOUL | 4 | Kind of food or music |
| 55% | MOOD | 4 | Kind of ring or music |
| 55% | HEDGE | 5 | Kind of fund, or a row of bushes |
| 54% | CHOOSE | 6 | To select from a number of items or options |
| 54% | MARIACHI | 8 | A genre of Mexican music, a __ band |
| 54% | EMPEROR | 7 | Kind of penguin, or a Japanese ruler |
| 53% | JET | 3 | Shade of black, or a kind of plane |
| 53% | EMO | 3 | Moody genre of music or fashion |
| 52% | POT | 3 | Type of belly or a cookware item |
| 52% | ROE | 3 | Fish eggs, or a kind of deer |
| 52% | GARTER | 6 | Hose holder, or a kind of snake |
| 52% | IRIS | 4 | Kind of flower, or a colorful part of the eye |
| 52% | GIN | 3 | Kind of rummy, or a liquor that's not rum |
| 52% | ARIA | 4 | "Legacies" actor Shahghasemi, or a kind of song |
| 52% | PERCH | 5 | Kind of fish, or where a bird sits |
| 52% | NEWT | 4 | Ex-politician Gingrich, or a kind of salamander |
| 52% | PORT | 4 | Cruise ship stop or a kind of wine |
| 50% | ABC | 3 | Kind of order ... or a hint to this puzzle's unusual construction |
| 50% | LULUS | 5 | Outstanding examples of a particular kind of people or things |
| 50% | AGENDA | 6 | List of items or issues dealt with in a meeting |