| 100% | TOFU | 4 | Bean curd, that often takes the place of meat in vegetarian dishes |
| 71% | TOFU | 4 | It often takes the place of meat in a vegetarian dish |
| 41% | HITSFOR | 7 | Takes the place of, in batting |
| 37% | REINDEER | 8 | Type of meat in the Finnish dish poronkaristys |
| 37% | BATSFOR | 7 | Takes the plate in place of |
| 37% | STUNTMAN | 8 | Daredevil who might take the place of an actor in a dangerous scene |
| 37% | MMA | 3 | Sport that often takes place in an octagon: Abbr. |
| 36% | TWO | 3 | Year the census of China took place that showed 57,671,400 individuals in 12,366,470 households |
| 36% | EMDASH | 6 | Long line that takes the place of commas |
| 35% | SUPERSEDES | 10 | Takes the place of |
| 35% | PREEMPT | 7 | Take the place of |
| 35% | SPELLED | 7 | Took the place of |
| 35% | SUPERSEDE | 9 | Take the place of |
| 35% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | *1986 comedy that takes place in the village of Santo Poco |
| 35% | EXAM | 4 | What often takes place right before the end of a semester |
| 34% | THESISSTATEMENT | 15 | Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay |
| 34% | ANOA | 4 | Small Asian bovine that often appears out of the blue in crosswords |
| 34% | SPA | 3 | Place that often plays New Age music in the background |
| 34% | HOHENLINDEN | 11 | Battle of —, 1800 conflict of the French Revolutionary Wars that took place east of Munich and resulted in victory for France over Austria and its allies |
| 34% | LAMBSHANKS | 10 | Cuts of meat that are often braised whole in a red wine sauce |
| 33% | ANACONDA | 8 | 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon |
| 33% | HADES | 5 | 2020 video game that takes place in the Greek underworld |
| 33% | NORMANDY | 8 | Site of the battle that took place on D-Day |
| 33% | BURRITO | 7 | Mexican dish of meat, beans wrapped in tortilla |
| 33% | RELIEVE | 7 | Take the place of, as a starting pitcher |
| 33% | DEMONSLAIR | 10 | Role-playing game that takes place in the world of Terrania |
| 33% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a ring known as the dohyō |
| 33% | NYPD | 4 | Org. that employs Anthony Piscotti, in The Taking of Pelham 123 |
| 32% | SWEET | 5 | The kind of dishes that are served before fruits in a multi-course meal |
| 32% | ECONOMIC | 8 | Like much of the discussion that took place on "Nightly Business Report" |