| 100% | VWBUG | 5 | Classic Beetle, briefly (2 wds.) |
| 59% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit very briefly: 2 wds. |
| 58% | STOPSIN | 7 | Visits briefly: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ERECTORSET | 10 | Classic building toy: 2 wds. |
| 57% | FERRISWHEEL | 11 | Classic carnival ride: 2 wds. |
| 57% | TAKETEN | 7 | Stop rehearsing, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 57% | OPART | 5 | Dizzying paintings, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SUMUP | 5 | Briefly recap: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANAP | 4 | Take ___ (doze briefly): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANAP | 4 | Take ___ (snooze briefly): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANAP | 4 | Taking ___ (resting briefly): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANAP | 4 | Take ___ (sleep briefly): 2 wds. |
| 54% | INON | 4 | Look ___ (visit briefly): 2 wds. |
| 54% | INA | 3 | ___ nutshell (briefly): 2 wds. |
| 52% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" menace, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MOONRIVER | 9 | Henry Mancini classic: 2 wds. |
| 52% | THATSAMORE | 10 | Dean Martin classic: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ELMST | 5 | Nightmare location in film, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 51% | GENX | 4 | Demographic that preceded millennials, briefly: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SWANLAKE | 8 | Classic Tchaikovsky ballet (2 wds.) |
| 49% | OLDCARS | 7 | "Classic" autos: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ILOVE | 5 | "___ Lucy" (TV classic): 2 wds. |
| 46% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic: 2 wds. |
| 46% | VWBUG | 5 | Classic car whose official name is the Beetle, for short: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SUMUP | 5 | Briefly review one's argument: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MORTWALKER | 10 | Cartoonist who created "Beetle Bailey": 2 wds. |
| 45% | APEMAN | 6 | "Tarzan the ___" (classic adventure film): 2 wds. |
| 45% | ITSA | 4 | "___ Wonderful Life" (classic Christmas movie): 2 wds. |
| 45% | POLYSCI | 7 | Study of government, briefly (2 wds.) |
| 45% | STPAT | 5 | March 17th honoree, briefly (2 wds.) |