| 100% | NIGHTLIGHT | 10 | Device for one who's afraid of the dark |
| 54% | QUIDNUNC | 8 | One who's aware of the newest gossip, from the Latin for "what now?" |
| 49% | MAOIST | 6 | One who carried around a copy of the 1936 pamphlet "Strategic Problems of China's Revolutionary War", for example |
| 48% | EXACTOR | 7 | One who's out of the picture? |
| 47% | VIRGINIA | 8 | Who's Afraid of __ Woolf?, dark comedy film |
| 47% | LAPTOP | 6 | Computer for one who's on the go |
| 47% | CAVER | 5 | One who's frequently in the dark |
| 47% | ARE | 3 | Nickelodeon's "___ You Afraid of the Dark?" |
| 47% | TAKER | 5 | One who's up for the challenge |
| 47% | HEIR | 4 | One who's next for the throne |
| 46% | ELI | 3 | One of the Manning brothers who plays for New York Giants |
| 46% | ARE | 3 | Children's horror show "___ You Afraid of the Dark?" |
| 46% | MILER | 5 | One who's in it for the long run |
| 46% | LOCAL | 5 | One who's likely rooting for the home team |
| 46% | LIFER | 5 | One who's in it for the long haul |
| 45% | MUSE | 4 | Term for one of the Greek goddesses who were an inspiration for creative people |
| 45% | PROTEM | 6 | One who's acting as boss for the moment: President ___ |
| 45% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 45% | OLDDOG | 6 | One who's past the age of learning, in a saying |
| 44% | ARE | 3 | "___ You Afraid of the Dark?" (Nickelodeon series) |
| 44% | NIALL | 5 | ___ Horan, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Slow Hands" |
| 44% | ARE | 3 | "___ You Afraid of the Dark?" (classic Nickelodeon show) |
| 44% | ARE | 3 | "___ You Afraid of the Dark?" (Nickelodeon horror series) |
| 44% | ELISHA | 6 | "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" actress Cuthbert |
| 44% | WONK | 4 | One who's deep in the weeds of policy |
| 44% | TOMLINSON | 9 | Louis ___, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Two of Us" |
| 44% | LIAM | 4 | ___ Payne, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Strip That Down" |
| 44% | ACROPHOBE | 9 | One who is afraid of heights |
| 44% | SASHA | 5 | One of the daughters for whom the 2010 book "Of Thee I Sing" was written |
| 43% | TESLA | 5 | Inventor for whom the S.I. unit of magnetic-flux density is named |