| 100% | SLAP | 4 | Blow with a palm, a ___ in the face |
| 64% | PIE | 3 | Smack in the face with a certain dessert |
| 58% | SLAP | 4 | A ___ in the face |
| 56% | SLAP | 4 | A ___ in the face (an affront) |
| 56% | EPISODIC | 8 | With a new show in the series each week |
| 55% | GUAM | 4 | Territory with a palm tree in its seal |
| 55% | VAN | 3 | Vehicle with a double door in the back |
| 55% | LAILA | 5 | Ali with a perfect record in the ring |
| 55% | USHER | 5 | One with a leading role in the theater? |
| 55% | MRT | 3 | Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s |
| 55% | SPOONREST | 9 | One with a supporting role in the kitchen? |
| 55% | ROCKYIV | 7 | Sequel with a climactic bout in the USSR |
| 55% | SLAP | 4 | Like a ___ in the face (insulting) |
| 55% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 54% | PELE | 4 | Sports star with a signed jersey in the Vatican |
| 54% | STILTWALKER | 11 | One with a leg up in the circus business? |
| 54% | RATSTAIL | 8 | 1980s hairstyle with a long strand in the back |
| 54% | BABYBOOM | 8 | Period with a significant rise in the birth rate |
| 54% | SBARRO | 6 | Pizza chain with a former location in the Pentagon |
| 54% | CHILI | 5 | Bowlful served with a cinnamon roll in the Midwest |
| 54% | YORK | 4 | City in England with a New one in the US |
| 54% | KOS | 3 | Hits with a devastating punch in the boxing ring: Abbr. |
| 54% | SIEVE | 5 | Water draining device with a mesh found in the kitchen |
| 54% | ALBERT | 6 | Actor Finney with a recurring role in the "Bourne" films |
| 54% | DARKTOWER | 9 | Round board game with a black column in the middle |
| 54% | HANNAH | 6 | "___ Montana," Disney sitcom with a palindromic name in the title |
| 53% | PIE | 3 | A clown might get it in the face |
| 53% | SLAP | 4 | "That was a ___ in the face" (an insult) |
| 53% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man with a January holiday in the US |
| 53% | THUNDERSTRUCK | 13 | 1990 AC/DC song with a weather word in the title |