| 100% | BILE | 4 | Fluid that's stored by the gallbladder, or irritability |
| 77% | BILE | 4 | Fluid that's stored by the gallbladder |
| 56% | BILE | 4 | Fluid stored by the gallbladder |
| 42% | BILE | 4 | Fluid stored in the gallbladder |
| 42% | BILES | 5 | Fluids stored in the gallbladders |
| 40% | IKEA | 4 | Swedish store that's the subject of the book "Leading by Design" |
| 35% | HONEY | 5 | Sweet fluid that's made by bees |
| 35% | SAILBOAT | 8 | Watercraft that's powered by the wind |
| 35% | AXE | 3 | Tool that's swung by the handle |
| 34% | FEAR | 4 | "Scary" emotion that is represented by the color purple or black |
| 34% | BLUMEDOLPHIN | 12 | Mammal that's trained by the author of "Superfudge"? |
| 34% | CONDO | 5 | Apartment that's owned by the occupant, for short |
| 34% | LIVER | 5 | Organ that's next to the gallbladder |
| 34% | BAT | 3 | Creature that's the smallest mammal by length |
| 34% | DRAG | 4 | Term in physics for the retarding force exerted by air or fluid surrounding a moving object |
| 33% | LEADEROFTHEPACK | 15 | 1964 #1 hit by the Shangri-Las ... or this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | SAVED | 5 | ___ by the bell, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to narrow escapes |
| 33% | VACATION | 8 | 1982 single by the Go-Go's that's on a July playlist |
| 33% | BABA | 4 | "___ O'Riley" (song by the Who that's often mistakenly called "Teenage Wasteland") |
| 33% | TRIO | 4 | Band that's the same size as Nirvana or the Chicks |
| 32% | ARMY | 4 | Military branch that's not the Air Force, Marines, or Navy |
| 32% | STARTED | 7 | "Let's Get It ___," 2004 song by the Black Eyed Peas that won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group |
| 32% | SOMA | 4 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" |
| 32% | SURFINSAFARI | 12 | 1962 single by the Beach Boys that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FORGERY | 7 | Apt word spelled by the new letters that alter this puzzle's seven works |
| 32% | DELILAH | 7 | "Hey There ___," ballad by the Plain White T's that starts with a greeting |
| 32% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 32% | PARIS | 5 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers that shares its name with Eiffel Tower's city |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | Number that's the title of hit songs by Metallica and U2 |