| 100% | SINCE | 5 | Ever ___ the crisis, banking sector has been careful |
| 41% | GREATCODALMIGHTY | 16 | "This is the best fish I've ever had!" |
| 39% | MARIO | 5 | ___ Bros., platform game published by Nintendo that has been one of the most successful video games ever |
| 39% | BYFAR | 5 | "This is ___ the best apple pie I have ever had!" (undoubtedly): 2 wds. |
| 39% | MADAMSPEAKER | 12 | *Nancy Pelosi was the first person ever to have this title in Congress |
| 38% | LEANEST | 7 | After the maid was done, the room was the c___ it had ever been |
| 38% | BOAST | 5 | "I will be the greatest jobs president this country has ever seen," e.g. |
| 38% | ITHURTSOBAD | 11 | Susan Tedeschi song with the lyric "You were the best man I ever had" |
| 37% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 37% | SEASONED | 8 | Having been around the block |
| 36% | ALIBI | 5 | "I couldn't have robbed the bank-I was at the movies with my mother," for example |
| 36% | KNOWSATHINGORTWO | 16 | Has been around the block [Evergreen State] |
| 36% | FRECKLED | 8 | Having been overexposed to the sun, maybe |
| 35% | TESTATE | 7 | Having the will? |
| 35% | STINKS | 6 | Has been in the fridge too long, say |
| 35% | ASHOT | 5 | Had __: was still in the running |
| 35% | ROONEY | 6 | Nine-decade actor, ''the best there has ever been'' per Olivier |
| 34% | SAVED | 5 | Had money in the bank |
| 34% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | __ City has been hit by the most tornadoes |
| 34% | POLDER | 6 | Land that has been reclaimed from the sea |
| 33% | CANTBELIEVEMYICE | 16 | "Our driveway has been incredibly slippery since the storm!"? |
| 33% | ALLWE | 5 | "___ Have is Now" (song by The Flaming Lips): 2 wds. |
| 33% | CONFLICTOFINTEREST | 18 | The candidate was accused of having a ___ |
| 33% | TESTATE | 7 | Having the will to try tea out |
| 33% | EDGEOVER | 8 | Be slightly better than another, have the __ |
| 33% | TESTATE | 7 | Having the will to analyse final crate |
| 33% | SON | 3 | Cain was the first ever |
| 33% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who has been accused of breaking up the Beatles |
| 33% | LYINGLOW | 8 | "She has been ___ for the scandal blew up.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELI | 3 | Manning who has been quarterback for the Giants since 2004 |