| 100% | MIDDLING | 8 | Fair-to-__ means average or so-so |
| 51% | MIDDLING | 8 | Fair to __; of average quality |
| 50% | GEE | 3 | Expression to mean surprise or enthusiasm |
| 50% | LOTHARIO | 8 | Character in 1702 Nicholas Rowe stage play The Fair Penitent whose name has come to mean any rake or libertine |
| 49% | LOP | 3 | Prefix with "sided" to mean uneven or askew |
| 48% | BYE | 3 | A short word that means farewell or so long |
| 48% | HERO | 4 | Word after "super" to mean Superman or Spider-Man |
| 48% | TOOHOT | 6 | __ to handle, meaning challenging or troublesome |
| 48% | REASONABLE | 10 | Fair or average |
| 47% | BONAFIDE | 8 | Latin term used in English to mean genuine or real |
| 46% | MEAN | 4 | To be a nasty or not so nice person |
| 46% | WHIPUP | 6 | Idiom meaning to stir up or excite |
| 45% | MAKE | 4 | Lead-in to "up" to mean Mac or Fenty Beauty's domain |
| 45% | OCRE | 4 | Suffix with medi to mean of average quality |
| 45% | PAL | 3 | Word with "pen" or "gal" to mean friend |
| 45% | MEGA | 4 | Prefix with "hit" or "store" to mean huge |
| 45% | GOURD | 5 | "Snake" or "bitter" follower to mean a vegetable |
| 45% | CORN | 4 | "Sweet" or "baby" follower to mean a veggie |
| 45% | MAN | 3 | "Super" or "Aqua" follower to mean a superhero |
| 45% | TURN | 4 | Word after "about" or "U" to mean "reverse" |
| 45% | WARE | 4 | "Silver" or "glass" follower to mean kitchen items |
| 45% | GEN | 3 | "Y" or "Z" preceder to mean modern youth |
| 45% | BARRELOFFUN | 11 | Carnival or circus, so to speak |
| 44% | GOER | 4 | Suffix with "movie" or "theater" to mean an attendee |
| 44% | PRE | 3 | Prefix with "law" or "med" to mean undergraduate degree |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | Word following "spider" or "bat" to mean a superhero |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | Suffix with "Iron" or "Bat" to mean a superhero |
| 44% | SEA | 3 | Word before "lion" or "horse" to mean marine creatures |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | Suffix with "bat" or "super" to mean a superhero |
| 44% | SOMEWAY | 7 | By fair means or foul |