| 100% | PERMING | 7 | Curling the hair with a non-temporary treatment |
| 50% | PART | 4 | Where you separate the hair with a comb |
| 46% | RATTAIL | 7 | 1980s short hair with a long strand down the back |
| 42% | BECKONING | 9 | Making a curling motion with the forefinger, maybe |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | The only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 40% | SCARE | 5 | Curl the hair of |
| 40% | OHS | 3 | Cries of surprise ... with a hint to all the non-Y vowels found in this puzzle |
| 39% | NYALA | 5 | Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck |
| 38% | ALCOCK | 6 | John W —, English aviator who, with A W Brown, made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic |
| 38% | COWLICK | 7 | Hair with a mind of its own |
| 38% | SHAVE | 5 | Remove hair with a razor |
| 38% | CLIPPING | 8 | Cutting hair with a machine |
| 38% | BRAID | 5 | Ornament hair with a ribbon |
| 38% | DRYER | 5 | Dry your hair with a hair ___ |
| 38% | PERM | 4 | Artificially curl the hair using chemicals |
| 38% | ISOMER | 6 | Molecule with a non-unique formula |
| 38% | SHAVING | 7 | Removing body hair with a razor |
| 38% | BLEACH | 6 | To lighten hair with a chemical |
| 38% | COMBED | 6 | Tidied hair with a toothed instrument |
| 38% | TONKS | 5 | Nymphadora ___, witch with colorful hair who was a member of the Order of the Phoenix |
| 37% | OHIO | 4 | Only state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 37% | NEPAL | 5 | Asian country with a non-rectangular flag |
| 37% | NEPAL | 5 | Only nation with a non-quadrilateral flag |
| 37% | OHIO | 4 | Midwestern state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 37% | WAXED | 5 | Removed body hair with a hot substance |
| 37% | OBI | 3 | The sash with a kimono |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | Only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 36% | CONDITION | 9 | Treat hair with a creamy lotion after washing |
| 36% | EPILATE | 7 | Remove hair with a machine that plucks - ouch! |
| 36% | PREGO | 5 | With a bun in the oven |