| 100% | SATSCORE | 8 | Figure that a Kaplan course may improve |
| 48% | OGRE | 4 | Figure that might give a child nightmares |
| 47% | TAX | 3 | Figure that may be used to calculate a tip |
| 45% | GORGON | 6 | Mythical figure that might elicit a stone-faced reaction? |
| 45% | ECON | 4 | Course that may cover a crash: Abbr. |
| 44% | DESSERT | 7 | Course that may be a piece of cake |
| 44% | ESL | 3 | Course that might devote a section to idioms: abbr. |
| 43% | ESL | 3 | Course that a newcomer to the US might take: Abbr. |
| 42% | SEXED | 5 | Course that might involve putting a condom on a banana, for short |
| 42% | STEW | 4 | Main course that might be made in a slow cooker |
| 41% | EXAMS | 5 | Tests that might make up a significant percentage of course grades |
| 41% | AMERICANLIT | 11 | H.S. course that might have a unit on the Harlem Renaissance |
| 41% | GATOR | 5 | Reptile that might be seen on a Florida golf course, for short |
| 40% | PART | 4 | One of the things that a mereologist might study, providing they know the whole story, of course |
| 39% | PUPPET | 6 | Artificial giant figure manipulated by strings that you might see at a Pink Floyd concert |
| 38% | TOY | 3 | Plaything such as an action figure or stuffed animal that one may collect as a hobby |
| 38% | ANGLE | 5 | Figure that might be obtuse |
| 38% | APR | 3 | Figure that a bank charges for a loan, for short |
| 37% | COURT | 5 | Word with "ship" to refer to the course of a romantic relationship that might lead to marriage |
| 37% | ACREAGE | 7 | Figure that can describe a lot |
| 37% | PROJECTED | 9 | Figures that are forecast for a business |
| 37% | TURNIPTRUCK | 11 | ... that a rube might fall off |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | Figure that might be represented with birthday candles |
| 36% | FRACTION | 8 | Figure that has a nominator and a denominator |
| 36% | HEXAGON | 7 | Figure that shares a property with this puzzle |
| 36% | RADIUS | 6 | Figure that's squared in a common formula |
| 36% | GED | 3 | Subj. of a Kaplan prep course |
| 36% | ANGLE | 5 | Geometric figure that might be acute |
| 36% | DOGBITE | 7 | Injury that a muzzle may prevent |
| 36% | PAR | 3 | Number that a golfer may "break" |