| 100% | GOLDCARD | 8 | American Express item that falls between the Green and Platinum levels: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MIDI | 4 | Dress that falls between the knee and ankle |
| 33% | IBM | 3 | Company that falls between The Home Depot and Intel alphabetically in the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| 32% | CIVILWAR | 8 | Conflict between the Confederate and Union armies: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SKIMASK | 7 | Item that can warm the face of a winter athlete: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NBAGAME | 7 | Contest between the Celtics and the Lakers, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SUSHIROLL | 9 | Cylindrical food item that might include rice, seaweed, and raw salmon: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TENBUCKS | 8 | Cost of an item that was originally $20 but is now on the half-price rack: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |
| 28% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 28% | PAR | 3 | Score that falls between birdie and bogey |
| 28% | SPAREKEY | 8 | Item that might be hidden under a fake rock in the garden (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TROT | 4 | Equestrian gait that falls between walk and canter |
| 28% | GENUS | 5 | Scientific classification that falls between family and species |
| 27% | GREATBASIN | 10 | North American desert between Sierra Nevada and Wasatch Range: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MEZZO | 5 | Voice type that falls between soprano and alto, informally |
| 27% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 27% | UFO | 3 | July 2 is the day that people celebrate and raise awareness of the "undoubted existence" of this item |
| 27% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 27% | AMERICANFLAG | 12 | The Stars and Stripes: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GENERALMOTORS | 13 | American automotive MNC that owns brands like Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick : 2 wds. |
| 26% | MAGICWAND | 9 | Item that helps Harry Potter perform spells: 2 wds. |
| 26% | FAKEIDS | 7 | Items that may be confiscated by bartenders: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MINTOREO | 8 | Snack item that's green in the middle |
| 26% | ATLANTIC | 8 | Ocean that lies between the Americas and Africa |
| 26% | THEAFFAIR | 9 | American drama based on the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart and will air its final season this year (2019): 2 wds. |
| 26% | TANEHISICOATES | 14 | "Between the World and Me" author who won a "genius grant" in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 26% | RAWEGG | 6 | Uncooked breakfast item that could carry salmonella: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TVSET | 5 | Living room item that might be "smart": 2 wds. |
| 26% | GOTWET | 6 | Fell into the pool, say: 2 wds. |