| 100% | PUNT | 4 | Avoid answering a question |
| 85% | DODGED | 6 | Avoided answering, like a question |
| 84% | DODGE | 5 | Avoid answering, as a difficult question |
| 64% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | Used in refusing to answer a question |
| 64% | PLEDTHEFIFTH | 12 | Declined to answer a question in court |
| 62% | REFUTATION | 10 | Answer to a question |
| 62% | EVASIVE | 7 | Like someone who answers a question with a question |
| 62% | PIVOT | 5 | Not answer a question directly, as a politician might |
| 59% | OPENENDED | 9 | Like a question without a definite answer |
| 59% | NOSIR | 5 | Answer to a general question? |
| 59% | ESTIMATE | 8 | Answer to a Fermi question |
| 59% | ASKSOMEONEELSE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | ICOULDNTTELLYOU | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | ITSAMYSTERYTOME | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | HAVENTGOTACLUE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 58% | OPENENDED | 9 | A question with more than just yes or no answer |
| 58% | YESNO | 5 | Like a question with two potential answers: Hyph. |
| 58% | ASK | 3 | Put a question as to get an answer |
| 58% | IDO | 3 | Answer to a minister's question |
| 58% | HOW | 3 | Question a magician won't answer |
| 57% | EVASIVE | 7 | Answering with a question, perhaps |
| 57% | EVASIVE | 7 | Answering with a question, maybe |
| 56% | YESNO | 5 | Like a question with only an affirmative or negative answer |
| 56% | ASK | 3 | "___ a silly question, get a silly answer" |
| 55% | DARE | 4 | Truth or ___, conversation game where players must choose between answering a question or completing a challenge |
| 54% | DODGE | 5 | Artfully avoid, as a tough question |
| 54% | TRIVIA | 6 | Night involving answering questions with a team |
| 54% | YOUMAYRELYONIT | 14 | ... will all questions receive a ready answer? |
| 54% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | 1993 dance hit, and a question answered seven times in this puzzle |
| 52% | POPE | 4 | "Is the ___ Catholic?" (rhetorical question with a "yes" answer) |