| 100% | GUESSWORK | 9 | Coming up with a theory without the full facts |
| 46% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Physicist Albert who came up with the special theory of relativity |
| 45% | HAZARD | 6 | __ a guess; come up with a prediction or theory |
| 43% | IDEA | 4 | Come up with a bright ___ |
| 43% | ADD | 3 | Come up with a sum |
| 43% | ADD | 3 | Come up with a total |
| 43% | PLANS | 5 | Comes up with a strategy |
| 43% | ERR | 3 | Come up with a wrong number |
| 43% | REPLAN | 6 | Come up with a new schedule |
| 42% | RETITLE | 7 | Come up with a new name for |
| 41% | MOAT | 4 | Tom comes up with a form of defence |
| 41% | COINING | 7 | Coming up with, like a phrase |
| 40% | ERR | 3 | Come up with the wrong answer |
| 40% | HATCH | 5 | Come up with, as a scheme |
| 40% | ADLIB | 5 | Come up with, on the spot: Hyph. |
| 39% | DRAWINGABLANK | 13 | Failing to come up with the answer |
| 38% | EINSTEIN | 8 | He came up with the equation "E = mc²" |
| 37% | ACCURATE | 8 | Correct, lines up with the facts |
| 37% | TOPGUN | 6 | Aviation film with a sequl coming up |
| 37% | OUTA | 4 | "I'm sure they'll figure ___ way" ("They'll come up with a plan!"): 2 wds. |
| 36% | DIRAC | 5 | Paul, who in 1928 came up with the equation that predicted antimatter |
| 36% | DRE | 3 | Dr. who came up with "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" in 1992 |
| 36% | HELPLESS | 8 | Up the creek without a paddle |
| 36% | RASHOFONELINERS | 15 | The dermatologist came out with a ___ |
| 36% | STILTWALKER | 11 | One with a leg up in the circus business? |
| 35% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | Singer who came up with "Bang the Drum All Day" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 35% | YOYO | 4 | Toy with a string, goes down and comes back up: Hyph. |
| 35% | IBA | 3 | Global org. that declares champions on their ability to come up with a Monkey Gland or a Clover Club (abbr.) |
| 35% | CREEK | 5 | Up the ___ without a paddle (in a difficult situation) |
| 34% | SWIM | 4 | Go up the creek without a paddle? |