| 100% | AURALEE | 7 | Civil War song whose melody was used for an Elvis hit |
| 32% | ROD | 3 | Can be used for hitting or barring |
| 31% | ELF | 3 | Cosmetics brand whose name is an acronym for the places it’s used |
| 31% | SHAD | 4 | Fish whose eggs are used for caviar |
| 31% | CEDARS | 6 | Trees whose wood is used for chests |
| 31% | ASPENS | 6 | Trees whose wood is used for matchsticks |
| 31% | OAKS | 4 | Trees whose wood is used for flooring |
| 31% | TREE | 4 | One whose rings are used for dating |
| 31% | EWE | 3 | Animal whose milk is used for Roquefort |
| 31% | GETOFFOFMYCLOUD | 15 | Stones song that would be a poor choice for use in an IBM ad? |
| 31% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | An 80s hit by American rock band "Survivor" which was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III": 4 wds. |
| 31% | SUMAC | 5 | Tree whose tannins are used for morocco leather |
| 31% | BALSAS | 6 | Trees whose wood is used for model airplanes |
| 31% | OAKS | 4 | Trees whose wood is used for whiskey barrels |
| 31% | EWE | 3 | Animal whose milk is used for pecorino cheese |
| 31% | HEARTBREAKHOTEL | 15 | Elvis Presley song that would be a poor choice for use in a Sheraton ad? |
| 30% | OAK | 3 | Large tree whose wood is used for furniture |
| 30% | DONT | 4 | "__ Be Cruel"; song for Elvis |
| 29% | OSIER | 5 | Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets |
| 29% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 29% | COON | 4 | Animal whose fur was used for Davy Crockett's hat, for short |
| 29% | TINY | 4 | "___ Dancer," Elton John's song whose title is an antonym for "huge" |
| 29% | ALDER | 5 | Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot |
| 29% | PSAT | 4 | Test whose scores are used for the National Merit Scholarship Program: Abbr. |
| 29% | DILL | 4 | Eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles |
| 28% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer whose "May It Be" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song |
| 28% | APOLLO | 6 | Greek god whose name was used for a former NASA space program |
| 28% | NERD | 4 | Word for an introverted intellectual that was first used by Dr. Seuss |
| 28% | CSS | 3 | Language that might be used to create an 8-Down, for short |
| 28% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose wings are used as stabilizers, not for flying |