| 100% | BEELINE | 7 | Direct route shown by an insect? |
| 45% | ANTSNEST | 8 | Hill built by an insect colony |
| 45% | UNLET | 5 | Being shown by an apartment broker, say |
| 43% | FLEABITE | 8 | Red spot caused by an insect's sting (2 wds) |
| 40% | BEE | 3 | Insect kept by an apiarist |
| 40% | ANT | 3 | Insect eaten by an aardvark |
| 40% | BEES | 4 | Insects maintained by an apiarist |
| 38% | FLIGHT | 6 | __ path, route taken by an aircraft |
| 37% | ASTHECROWFLIES | 14 | By a very direct route, idiomatically |
| 37% | SEVERANCE | 9 | 2022 Adam Scott show directed by Ben Stiller |
| 36% | BEELINES | 8 | Straight routes of an insect |
| 36% | WHIPLASH | 8 | 2014 film about an aspiring drummer directed by Damien Chazelle |
| 36% | COLUMBO | 7 | Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg |
| 35% | JEOPARDY | 8 | Show that once had an April Fools' Day episode hosted by Pat Sajak |
| 35% | BOUGHTAMAGACAPO | 15 | Made a Presidential show of support by bribing an underworld boss? |
| 35% | ANT | 3 | Insect that's eaten by an aardvark |
| 34% | SUMMER | 6 | "___ of '42," 1971 film directed by Robert Mulligan that won an Oscar |
| 34% | BEELINE | 7 | Direct route |
| 34% | BEELINES | 8 | Direct routes |
| 34% | MAP | 3 | Route shower |
| 33% | CRAWLER | 7 | An insect, perhaps |
| 32% | LARVA | 5 | Active immature form of an insect |
| 32% | LEG | 3 | One of six for an insect |
| 32% | BUMBLEBEE | 9 | Yellow Transformer named after an insect |
| 32% | BEE | 3 | Spelling contest named for an insect |
| 32% | THEFLEA | 7 | John Donne poem featuring an insect |
| 32% | SIX | 3 | Number of legs on an insect |
| 32% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2001 thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua that won an Oscar for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SURVIVOR | 8 | American reality show hosted by Jeff Probst, where contestants are marooned in an isolated location |
| 32% | CMA | 3 | Group that sponsors an awards show hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, for short |