| 100% | CARE | 4 | Ben Folds Five "Battle of Who Could ___ Less" |
| 39% | TRIO | 4 | Ben Folds Five, e.g., oddly enough |
| 38% | TRIO | 4 | Ben Folds Five, for example (despite the name) |
| 38% | TRIOS | 5 | Ben Folds Five and Salt-N-Pepa, confusingly |
| 38% | BANDS | 5 | Maroon 5 and Ben Folds Five |
| 38% | TRIO | 4 | The band Ben Folds Five, oddly |
| 38% | TRIO | 4 | Rock's Ben Folds Five, surprisingly |
| 38% | TRIOS | 5 | Salt-N-Pepa and Ben Folds Five |
| 35% | RENO | 4 | The Battle of Little Bighorn major |
| 34% | WITS | 4 | A battle of these proves who is smartest |
| 34% | CUSTER | 6 | Casualty at the Battle of the Little Bighorn |
| 34% | SEER | 4 | One who can see visions of the future |
| 34% | HANDYMAN | 8 | Guy who can fix a lot of things |
| 34% | EMPATH | 6 | Person who can read the emotions of others |
| 34% | MINDYCOHN | 9 | "The Facts of Life" actress who's ready to resume her career after a five-year battle with breast cancer: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NEEDY | 5 | One who could use a little financial aid, say |
| 33% | COBBLER | 7 | Person who can fix a pair of Manolo Blahniks |
| 33% | BAILSMEN | 8 | Males who can help you get out of jail |
| 33% | EMPATH | 6 | Someone who can understand the emotional states of others |
| 33% | NOONE | 5 | Before Oedipus, who could answer the riddle of the Sphinx |
| 33% | GOODSPORT | 9 | Someone who can accept being the butt of a joke |
| 33% | ANTMAN | 6 | Superhero who can shrink to the size of a bug |
| 33% | NUDIST | 6 | Person who can't be the victim of a pickpocket |
| 33% | SEYMOUR | 7 | Little Shop of Horrors character who feeds plant |
| 32% | LUIGI | 5 | Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down |
| 32% | ITHINKICAN | 10 | Mantra of the Little Engine That Could |
| 32% | ANGLER | 6 | One who opens a can of worms? |
| 32% | GIANTKILLER | 11 | Soldier who gets rid of little soldiers? |
| 32% | BART | 4 | Cartoon boy who can be described by an anagram of his name |
| 32% | LOSTINDIAPERS | 13 | Text from one who can't get out of Buy Buy Baby? |