| 100% | WIG | 3 | Big ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an important person, like a CEO at a Fortune 500 company |
| 42% | PEASY | 5 | Easy ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an effortless job, just like reciting ABC |
| 41% | TREAT | 5 | Sweet ___, rhyming phrase that refers to short and satisfying moments, just like a candied delight |
| 40% | WINE | 4 | Fine ___, rhyming phrase that refers to enhancement with time, just like a well-cellared Cabernet |
| 39% | SPOT | 4 | Hot ___, rhyming phrase that refers to the place where most activity happens, maybe like your living room at home |
| 39% | COM | 3 | Rom-___, rhyming phrase that refers to a genre that's filled with love and humor, just like "Crazy, Stupid, Love" |
| 34% | BATTLECREEK | 11 | Michigan city of 50,000 that's home to a Fortune 500 company |
| 34% | WARP | 4 | ___ speed, sci-fi phrase that refers to traveling at a speed faster than light |
| 34% | KAHUNA | 6 | An important person, a big ___ (word that means wise man or shaman in Hawaii) |
| 31% | RUN | 3 | "Home ___," baseball-related phrase that refers to an impressive success |
| 30% | BULLET | 6 | *Silver ___, phrase that refers to a simple solution to a complicated problem |
| 30% | TIN | 3 | ___ ear, phrase that refers to someone who may lack a musical ear |
| 30% | LEAD | 4 | ___ foot, "metallic" phrase that refers to someone who may get a speeding ticket |
| 30% | CLONE | 5 | Sci-fi term that refers to an artificially duplicated person |
| 29% | FASTFOODCHAOS | 13 | Mayhem that ensues when one tries to order a Big Mac at an Arby's? |
| 29% | VOCE | 4 | Viva ___, phrase borrowed from Latin that refers to an oral examination |
| 29% | HIVE | 4 | ___ mind, sci-fi phrase that refers to a collective alien intelligence |
| 29% | COPPER | 6 | ___-bottomed, "metallic" phrase that refers to a solid and safe deal |
| 29% | CUM | 3 | Magna ___ laude, phrase borrowed from Latin that refers to an academic achievement |
| 29% | AVANT | 5 | ___-garde, phrase borrowed from French that refers to an experimental art style |
| 29% | RIPPLE | 6 | ___ Effect, effect that refers to an initial disturbance "flowing" outward and having a large impact |
| 29% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 29% | COUCH | 5 | ___ potato, phrase used to refer to a lazy person |
| 29% | HEAD | 4 | Potato-___, phrase used to refer to a thoughtless person |
| 29% | NOUN | 4 | Word that refers to a person, place, animal, thing |
| 28% | DOWN | 4 | ___ to the wire, phrase that originated in horse racing that refers to a situation where the outcome is decided at the last possible minute |
| 28% | META | 4 | Like a crossword clue that refers to itself |
| 28% | CRAB | 4 | Type of seafood that can also refer to a cranky person |
| 28% | CEO | 3 | Person who makes the big decisions at a company: Abbr. |
| 28% | CEO | 3 | Person who makes the biggest decisions at a company: Abbr. |