| 100% | ERI | 3 | Form of the Italian "to be" |
| 94% | ERI | 3 | Form of the Italian verb "to be" |
| 78% | IST | 3 | Form of the German "to be" |
| 78% | ETES | 4 | Form of the French "to be" |
| 74% | ESTAS | 5 | Form of the Spanish for "to be" |
| 74% | IMITATION | 9 | It's said to be the sincerest form of flattery |
| 66% | WIT | 3 | Sarcasm is said to be the lowest form of it |
| 65% | PUN | 3 | Wordplay that's said to be "the lowest form of humor" |
| 64% | GIOVANNI | 8 | Italian form of the name John |
| 64% | GIUSEPPE | 8 | Italian form of the name Joseph |
| 64% | LORENZO | 7 | Italian form of the name Laurence |
| 64% | WIT | 3 | A pun is said to be the lowest form of this |
| 63% | FRIDGE | 6 | Shortened form of the appliance used to store food |
| 63% | ELECTRICITY | 11 | Form of energy used to run appliances at home and can be produced in the ways described at 17a, 41a, 56a, and 47d |
| 62% | LASAGNA | 7 | The Italian dish Garfield is fond of eating |
| 61% | ANOMIA | 6 | Form of aphasia involving the inability to name objects |
| 61% | LIBEL | 5 | Form of defamation when the communication is in writing |
| 61% | SIR | 3 | Polite form of address to the boss |
| 61% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | Believed to be the birthplace of Jesus |
| 61% | ENVIES | 6 | Wishes to be in the shoes of |
| 61% | RELATED | 7 | Told to be part of the family |
| 60% | DONE | 4 | Ready to be taken out of the oven |
| 60% | LONELIEST | 9 | Least likely to be part of the company? |
| 60% | PELOSI | 6 | First woman to be Speaker of the House |
| 60% | AKIN | 4 | "Sound of the birds is ___ to music" (similar) |
| 60% | TIDAL | 5 | Form of hydropower that is generated from the movement of waves |
| 60% | WOOGIE | 6 | Boogie __, form of swing dance related to the blues |
| 60% | PURITANS | 8 | Any form of pleasure is a sin to them |
| 60% | SHY | 3 | Not likely to be the life of the party |
| 60% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the first US president to be assassinated |