| 100% | GILBERT | 7 | Along with Sullivan, produced Pirates of Penzance |
| 52% | MAJORGENERAL | 12 | “The Pirates of Penzance” character with “information vegetable, animal, and mineral” |
| 46% | MABEL | 5 | Pirates of Penzance heroine |
| 44% | NOBLEMEN | 8 | Pirates of Penzance, before they were pirates |
| 43% | MABEL | 5 | "The Pirates of Penzance" heroine |
| 43% | MABEL | 5 | "The Pirates of Penzance" ingénue |
| 43% | PAPP | 4 | "The Pirates of Penzance" producer, 1981 |
| 43% | OPERETTA | 8 | "The Pirates of Penzance," e.g. |
| 41% | MABEL | 5 | Frederic's love in "The Pirates of Penzance" |
| 41% | OPERETTA | 8 | “Orpheus in the Underworld” or “The Pirates of Penzance” |
| 39% | PENZANCE | 8 | "The Pirates of ___" (Gilbert and Sullivan operetta) |
| 37% | AGREETODISAGREEK | 16 | Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian? |
| 37% | MABEL | 5 | "Pirates of Penzance" heroine |
| 37% | GREEN | 5 | Along with gold, ___ and 8a are the traditional colors of Christmas decorations |
| 37% | SAMUEL | 6 | One of the Pirates of Penzance |
| 36% | NAVYBLUE | 8 | Along with gold, one of the team colors of the Midshipmen |
| 36% | RICE | 4 | Along with lentils, one of the two main ingredients in idli |
| 36% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | 1981 Tony winner for "The Pirates of Penzance" (Best Leading Actor in a Musical): 2 wds. |
| 35% | SLOTH | 5 | Along with the anteater, one of two animals in the order Pilosa |
| 35% | BOREDOM | 7 | Along with pain, one of "the two enemies of human happiness," per Schopenhauer |
| 35% | DHARMA | 6 | Component, along with the Buddha and the sangha, of Buddhism’s Three Jewels |
| 34% | ORO | 3 | Gift, along with incienso and mirra, of los Reyes Magos |
| 34% | JENNA | 5 | Half, along with Barbara, of the only set of twins of any US president |
| 33% | NOR | 3 | Word of used along with neither |
| 33% | CANDY | 5 | With 5-Down, 9+ billion kernels of it are produced annually (happy Halloween!) |
| 33% | BENIN | 5 | Country with a 75-mile coast along the Gulf of Guinea |
| 33% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich with cured meat and two kinds of produce, for short |
| 32% | HENGIST | 7 | Leader, along with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain |
| 32% | SEA | 3 | With 39-Across, pirate witch who was a foe of Popeye in early comics |
| 31% | AND | 3 | Along with |