| 100% | ILED | 4 | Cole Porter’s “Where Is the Life That Late —?” |
| 71% | ILED | 4 | "Where Is the Life That Late ___?" ("Kiss Me, Kate" number) |
| 71% | ILED | 4 | "Where Is the Life That Late ___?" ("Kiss Me Kate" song) |
| 48% | ADENYEMEN | 9 | Where the U.S.S. Cole was attacked in 2000 |
| 47% | ANT | 3 | The insect that is the protagonist in "A Bug's Life" |
| 46% | ANT | 3 | Insect that the film "A Bug's Life" is based on |
| 45% | TAKEOUT | 7 | Food that's not consumed at the restaurant where it was prepared |
| 45% | WINTERLAND | 10 | San Francisco concert hall where Scorsese's The Last Waltz was filmed |
| 45% | QUEUE | 5 | Word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 44% | BEGIN | 5 | Cole Porter's "___ the Beguine" |
| 44% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | Cole Porter show that won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 44% | TOULON | 6 | French port where the country's navy was scuttled |
| 44% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | Port city that is capital of the Netherlands |
| 44% | TOURLEADERBOARD | 15 | Where the latest pro golf results are listed |
| 44% | ONEOF | 5 | Cole Porter’s “Just ___ Those Things” |
| 44% | 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 |
| 44% | QUEUE | 5 | Only English word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 43% | USEFUL | 6 | "Choose the life that is most ______, and habit will make it the most agreeable" — Francis Bacon |
| 43% | EDEN | 4 | Where the tree of life is located, in the Bible |
| 42% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 42% | DISCO | 5 | Music that was popular in the late 1970s |
| 42% | LAE | 3 | Pacific port where Amelia Earhart was last seen |
| 42% | BASRA | 5 | Mideast port that was home to Sinbad the sailor |
| 42% | TOP | 3 | Cole Porter's "You're the ___" |
| 42% | PARIS | 5 | "I Love ___," song by Cole Porter that refers to the French "City of Love" |
| 41% | EBAY | 4 | Where the meaning of life was sold in 2000 for $3.26 |
| 41% | DISCO | 5 | Music genre that was most popular in the late 1970s |
| 41% | DAKOTA | 6 | NYC building that was Lennon's last home, with "The" |
| 41% | DAYS | 4 | "... those were the best ___ of my life..." |
| 41% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |