| 100% | BRAHE | 5 | Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a sword duel |
| 87% | BRAHE | 5 | Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a duel |
| 79% | BRAHE | 5 | Danish astronomer Tycho who lost part of his nose in a duel |
| 41% | BRAHE | 5 | Famous 16th century Danish astronomer who wore a brass artificial nose after an unfortunate sword duel |
| 35% | HARE | 4 | Speedy hopper who lost in Aesop's race, and a homophone of "hair" |
| 34% | HEMSWORTH | 9 | Thor actor Chris ___, who lost around 33 pounds for his role in "The Heart of the Sea" |
| 32% | HILT | 4 | Part of a sword |
| 32% | EDGE | 4 | Part of a sword |
| 32% | FALSENOSE | 9 | Tycho Brahe had one, losing his original in a duel |
| 32% | EGON | 4 | Spengler of the Ghostbusters series who once tried to drill a hole in his own head |
| 32% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who hit a record 25 grand slams in his career: Hyph. |
| 32% | SCENE | 5 | Part of an act in a play |
| 32% | ROLES | 5 | Parts of different actors in a film |
| 32% | TAIT | 4 | Part of retribution, in a phrase |
| 32% | EDGE | 4 | Part of a sword blade |
| 32% | VICTOR | 6 | ___ Frankenstein, protagonist of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" who gets lost in the Arctic while chasing his creation |
| 32% | SCENE | 5 | Part of an act, in a play |
| 32% | HUE | 3 | Part of HSL, in a color model |
| 32% | ETE | 3 | Part of a year in Provence |
| 32% | RHEME | 5 | Part of a sentence, in linguistics |
| 32% | PIN | 3 | Part of a split, in bowling |
| 32% | ROW | 3 | Part of a guess in Battleship |
| 32% | ADDEND | 6 | Part of a sum, in math |
| 32% | CIG | 3 | Part of a pack, in slang |
| 32% | IAMB | 4 | Part of a meter, in literature |
| 32% | TAT | 3 | Part of a sleeve, in brief |
| 32% | XXX | 3 | Part of a line, in geom. |
| 32% | TENPENCE | 8 | Part of a pound, in uk |
| 32% | SCENES | 6 | Parts of acts in a play |
| 31% | COLIN | 5 | With 50-Across, actor who had a bit part in "That Thing You Do!" alongside his father Tom |