| 100% | ICAHN | 5 | Carl of hostile takeovers |
| 64% | KNIGHT | 6 | White __, saving bidder of hostile takeover bid |
| 61% | USURP | 5 | Stage a hostile takeover of |
| 58% | COCOACONSPIRATORS | 17 | Group planning a hostile takeover of Swiss Miss? |
| 47% | PIRATEFLAG | 10 | Hostile takeover symbol |
| 47% | CEO | 3 | Hostile takeover figure |
| 47% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl of "Cosmos" |
| 46% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl of "Cosmos" fame |
| 46% | YAZ | 3 | Carl of baseball, informally |
| 42% | USURP | 5 | Seize via a hostile takeover |
| 42% | RAIDED | 6 | Subjected to a hostile takeover |
| 42% | COUPSETTING | 11 | Location for a hostile takeover? |
| 42% | LIONSDEN | 8 | Locale of hostile criticism, metaphorically |
| 42% | GREENMAIL | 9 | Purchase of shares to threaten a hostile takeover |
| 41% | REINER | 6 | Actor Carl of "Ocean's Eleven" |
| 41% | NEWOWNER | 8 | Result of a takeover |
| 40% | PACMAN | 6 | ___ defense (tactic to prevent a hostile takeover) |
| 40% | ORFF | 4 | Carl __, composer of O Fortuna |
| 40% | LBO | 3 | Kind of corp. takeover |
| 39% | POISONPILL | 10 | Tactic intended to make a hostile takeover unpalatable |
| 39% | EDEN | 4 | Carl Sagan's "The Dragons of ___" |
| 39% | JUNG | 4 | Carl, the Father of Analytical Psychology |
| 38% | CZERNY | 6 | Carl __; Austrian pianist and pupil of Beethoven |
| 38% | KUNGFU | 6 | Carl Douglas' favorite type of martial arts |
| 38% | ORFF | 4 | Carl —, German composer of oratorio Carmina Burana |
| 38% | FABERGE | 7 | Carl __, Russian maker of fabulous Easter eggs |
| 38% | ORFF | 4 | Carl —, German composer of cantata Carmina Burana |
| 38% | ICY | 3 | Description of a hostile glare |
| 38% | LBO | 3 | Type of Wall St. takeover |
| 37% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl —, American astronomer; author of 1985 novel Contact |