| 100% | ACED | 4 | After studying day and night regularly he was sure that he had ___ his exam |
| 34% | BOHR | 4 | Niels ___, Danish physicist who is known for his atomic model and has an element named after him |
| 32% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | Festival that comes after Thanksgiving Day and is celebrated on 25th December every year |
| 30% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Day after Thanksgiving that typically is full of deals and discounts: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FUN | 3 | Band that had the hits "We Are Young" and "Some Nights" |
| 29% | POGO | 4 | Comic strip that popularized the anti-pollution message “We have met the enemy and he is us” |
| 29% | LAWYER | 6 | He has his day in court |
| 29% | NERO | 4 | Roman emperor who had three impostors claim to be him after his suicide |
| 29% | STANDBYME | 9 | King classic that begins, "When the night has come / And the land is dark" |
| 28% | LANCEARMSTRONG | 14 | A professional road racing cyclist and cancer survivor, he was stripped of all achievements after confirmation of his drug use: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EIEIO | 5 | Vowels sung after "and on that farm he had a duck" |
| 28% | NOBEL | 5 | Alfred ___, Swedish chemist who is known for inventing dynamite and has an element named after him |
| 28% | ECTO | 4 | Hi-C ___ Cooler, beverage that had a tie-in with the Ghostbusters brand and was famous in the 80s |
| 27% | EQUINOX | 7 | When day and night are of equal length |
| 27% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 27% | DEPTHS | 6 | ___ of Wikipedia (Twitter account that has tweeted about the articles "Madonna studies" and "List of taxa named after human genitals") |
| 27% | EQUINOX | 7 | When day and night are approximately the same duration |
| 27% | EQUINOX | 7 | Time when day and night are of equal length |
| 27% | EQUINOX | 7 | Period when day and night are of equal length |
| 27% | ARK | 3 | Craft that supposedly sailed for 40 days and nights |
| 27% | EQUINOX | 7 | Date each year when day and night are equal length |
| 27% | RIVERDALE | 9 | Teen drama series following Archie Andrews and his friends that is named after the town it is set in |
| 27% | DAVIDDUCHOVNY | 13 | American actor that reportedly has an IQ of 147, and is best known for his roles on "The X-Files" and "Californication": 2 wds. |
| 27% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ARK | 3 | Boat that sailed while it rained for 40 days and nights |
| 26% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 26% | OLDSAWS | 7 | "Every dog has his day" and others |
| 26% | FERMI | 5 | Enrico ___, Italian physicist who is known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor and has an element named after him |
| 26% | TORN | 4 | He was ___ with grief after break up with his girlfriend |
| 26% | PLATO | 5 | Philospher whose name might have been given to him by his wrestling coach |