| 100% | SYNOD | 5 | Council of a church such as the — of Whitby in 664 |
| 51% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 50% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of players in a tourney, such as the LA Lakers |
| 47% | TENACE | 6 | In bridge, a holding of two non-consecutive high cards of a suit, such as the ace and queen |
| 47% | SYNOD | 5 | The meeting of a church council |
| 46% | OCEAN | 5 | A massive body of water, such as the Pacific ___ |
| 45% | CIRCUMFLEX | 10 | Mark placed over a vowel such as the o in French |
| 45% | ALTARRAIL | 9 | Bar in the front of a church |
| 45% | ISLE | 4 | A piece of land surrounded by water, such as the ___ of Capri |
| 45% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 45% | TEAMS | 5 | Sides in a sport, such as the Dodgers and Giants |
| 44% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 44% | ALCAZAR | 7 | Moorish castle or palace in Spain such as the — of Segovia |
| 44% | ENNEAD | 6 | Set of nine persons or things such as the — of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology |
| 43% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 43% | UMLAUT | 6 | Mark placed over a vowel in German such as the letter u in the name Jürgen |
| 43% | ORB | 3 | Another word for a sphere, such as the Sun, which is an ___ of light |
| 43% | PIP | 3 | Card symbol such as the one in the center of an ace |
| 43% | VLEI | 4 | Area of low marshy ground in South Africa such as the Umgeni — |
| 43% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 43% | NAY | 3 | The opposite of "Yea," as in a vote |
| 42% | KITE | 4 | European bird of prey with a deeply forked tail such as the Red — |
| 42% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Formation of words imitating the sound of a noise, such as pop and whoosh |
| 42% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 41% | SETPIECE | 8 | Carefully planned movie scene such as the "Ride of the Valkyries" attack in "Apocalypse Now" |
| 41% | ACCENT | 6 | Mark on a letter such as a grave, circumflex or acute in the French language |
| 41% | DROPDOWNMENU | 12 | Options at the top of a computer window … as seen three times in this puzzle? |
| 41% | SAFARIHAT | 9 | "I'd like sun protection in the Serengeti, such as a ... " |
| 41% | WRIGHTIA | 8 | Genus of plants in the dogbane family such as the saddle-pod |
| 41% | RETRIEVER | 9 | One of a large breed of gun dogs such as the golden --- |