| 100% | SMART | 5 | Be the victim of a sting? |
| 80% | ROARAT | 6 | Be the victim of a slaying? |
| 75% | TEO | 3 | Manti ___ (linebacker who was the victim of a 2013 hoax) |
| 64% | NANCYKERRIGAN | 13 | Figure skater who was the victim of a 1/6/94 knee-clubbing but won a silver medal in the Olympics seven weeks later: 2 wds. |
| 64% | GOTAWEDGIE | 10 | Was the victim of schoolyard pranksters |
| 61% | ITSALIE | 7 | Exclamation from the victim of a frame |
| 60% | REPROACH | 8 | The sting of a __ is the truth of it |
| 58% | MOESZYSLAK | 10 | Surly Springfield bartender who is the victim of frequent crank calls |
| 58% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler who was a victim of the Russian Revolution |
| 58% | ESTATE | 6 | The contents of a will |
| 55% | SPROUT | 6 | The shoot of a plant is called a __ |
| 55% | MAO | 3 | He was the subject of a Warhol painting |
| 55% | MUCOUS | 6 | The texture of a snail is from this |
| 55% | REMOVAL | 7 | Amputation is the __ of a body part |
| 54% | ANEURYSM | 8 | Can be the result of a weakened blood vessel wall |
| 54% | WIDEST | 6 | Beam is the __ width of a ship; the midpoint |
| 54% | SOLE | 4 | Part of a sneaker where the tread is |
| 54% | ROOF | 4 | Part of a house where the chimney is |
| 54% | EXIST | 5 | Be a part of the world |
| 53% | SUNROOF | 7 | The top of a car that can be opened in summer |
| 53% | STEEPLE | 7 | The tower of a church on which a spire is found |
| 53% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 53% | TOPAZ | 5 | Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film |
| 53% | STEM | 4 | Part of a rose where the thorns are located |
| 53% | GSHARP | 6 | Key that is the equivalent of A-flat: Hyph. |
| 53% | SURFACE | 7 | Erosion is the eating away of a __ or area |
| 53% | EXOTIC | 6 | Joe __ is the subject of a Tiger King documentary |
| 53% | CONFLICTOFINTEREST | 18 | The candidate was accused of having a ___ |
| 53% | HAIRLESS | 8 | The Sphynx is a __ breed of cat |
| 53% | LYNX | 4 | The bobcat is a type of one |