| 100% | SLICEDBREAD | 11 | Basis of comparison for many innovations |
| 49% | ANALOGUE | 8 | Basis of comparison |
| 46% | AGEMATE | 7 | Basis of comparison re primary school success |
| 45% | BRANDX | 6 | Basis of a comparison |
| 44% | DNA | 3 | Basis of many positive IDs |
| 43% | PUN | 3 | Basis of many a riddle answer |
| 43% | RNA | 3 | Basis of some vaccines, for short |
| 42% | SHIISM | 6 | Religion for most of Iran |
| 42% | SUNSIGN | 7 | Leo, for most of August |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Continent for most of Kazakhstan |
| 42% | ISLE | 4 | Setting for most of "Castaway" |
| 42% | LEO | 3 | Sign for most of August? |
| 41% | EPONYM | 6 | Source for many units of physics |
| 41% | GALILEE | 7 | Site for many of Jesus' miracles |
| 41% | GENY | 4 | Demo for many parents of Alphas |
| 41% | JET | 3 | Namath, for most of his career |
| 41% | ICY | 3 | Like Arendelle for most of "Frozen" |
| 41% | GRUEL | 5 | What Oliver asked for more of |
| 41% | OILER | 5 | Gretzky, for most of the 1980s |
| 41% | RENEW | 5 | Sign up for more issues of |
| 41% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign for most of August |
| 41% | OPENSEA | 7 | Setting for most of "Moby-Dick" |
| 41% | TOJO | 4 | Prime minister for most of WWII |
| 41% | RENEWING | 8 | Signing up for more issues of |
| 41% | RENEW | 5 | Ask for more of a magazine |
| 41% | MASK | 4 | Face covering for many of the Avengers |
| 41% | ISLE | 4 | Setting for many a season of "Survivor" |
| 41% | EGYPT | 5 | Setting for many of "The Mummy" films |
| 41% | ARMOR | 5 | Costume for many "Game of Thrones" characters |
| 41% | SEA | 3 | Setting for most of "Life of Pi" |