| 100% | AUTONYM | 7 | A word or name by which a group refers to itself |
| 52% | AUTONYM | 7 | Word a group uses to refer it itself |
| 46% | FLAG | 4 | Word with "ship" to refer to the best or most important thing owned by a company |
| 44% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 44% | TUTU | 4 | Skirt worn by a ballerina the name of which repeats itself |
| 41% | GALA | 4 | Word that refers to a lavish party, which originated from French |
| 40% | APE | 3 | Word synonymous with "mimic" which also refers to a human-like primate |
| 40% | KEG | 3 | Word that refers to a beer container, which originated from Old Norse |
| 40% | BUSY | 4 | Word with 11a, which may be used to refer to someone with a packed schedule |
| 40% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
| 39% | SPEED | 5 | *Runner's stat ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a radar trap |
| 39% | FEST | 4 | Word that refers to a celebration with a specific focus, which originated from German |
| 39% | MURMUR | 6 | Whisper or a low continuous sound the name of which repeats itself |
| 39% | POTS | 4 | *Stew vessels ... or a word used with 5d to refer to cookware |
| 39% | NEE | 3 | Word used to identify a woman by her maiden name |
| 39% | GRIOT | 5 | Word that can refer to a West African oral historian or a Haitian pork dish |
| 39% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 39% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 38% | SAND | 4 | *Hourglass filler ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a bunker on a golf course |
| 38% | FLY | 3 | *Buzzing pest ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a snare for the said pest |
| 38% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 38% | BEAR | 4 | *Grizzly or Polar, e.g. ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a metaphorical financial trap |
| 38% | MEMBER | 6 | A person or thing belonging to a group |
| 38% | METER | 5 | Word following "thermo" or sphygmomano" to refer to a device that lets the doctor read your vitals |
| 38% | MAXIM | 5 | Words to live by, also the name of a popular men's magazine |
| 37% | FLEABAG | 7 | 2019 Emmy-winning show in which the title character is never referred to by her name |
| 37% | HEAVYWEIGHT | 11 | Boxing class, also a word commonly used to refer to something that's "important or influential" |
| 37% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| 37% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 37% | HOUSE | 5 | Place where one lives ... or a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect that's often found in kitchens |