| 100% | AERIAL | 6 | From the air, e.g. ___ view |
| 60% | POLLUTING | 9 | Contaminating the air, e.g. |
| 60% | POLAR | 5 | From the Arctic, e.g. |
| 60% | ASIAN | 5 | From the Philippines, e.g. |
| 59% | RERUN | 5 | Pilot returning to the air, e.g. |
| 57% | PREWAR | 6 | From the 30's, e.g. |
| 57% | TOGOLESE | 8 | From the capital Lomé, e.g. |
| 57% | SOUL | 4 | Music from the Miracles, e.g. |
| 57% | GIFT | 4 | Gold from the Magi, e.g. |
| 57% | ABET | 4 | Hide from the police, e.g. |
| 57% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit from the 1950s, e.g. |
| 57% | SLAV | 4 | Person from the Balkans, e.g. |
| 57% | OLDIE | 5 | Song from the ’50s, e.g. |
| 57% | EDICT | 5 | Bull from the pope, e.g. |
| 55% | DDDMONSTERMOVIE | 15 | "Creature From the Black Lagoon," e.g. |
| 55% | SACRILEGE | 9 | Stealing from the collection plate, e.g. |
| 55% | SWAMPMONSTER | 12 | Creature from the Black Lagoon, e.g. |
| 55% | BENCH | 5 | Yank from the Yankees lineup, e.g. |
| 55% | APP | 3 | Game from the Play Store, e.g. |
| 55% | SCAMS | 5 | Calls purportedly from the IRS, e.g. |
| 55% | UNSTOW | 6 | Remove from the cargo hold, e.g. |
| 54% | NOEL | 4 | "Angels From the Realms of Glory," e.g. |
| 54% | SCAM | 4 | Robocall from the I.R.S., e.g. |
| 54% | STRAFES | 7 | Attacks from the air |
| 54% | STRAFE | 6 | Attack from the air |
| 54% | STRAFED | 7 | Attacked from the air |
| 54% | SCENT | 5 | Detection from the air |
| 53% | DOT | 3 | Mars from the vantage point of Earth, e.g. |
| 53% | ARIA | 4 | "This Strange Awakening" from the opera "Mota," e.g |
| 53% | NEW | 3 | A car fresh from the showroom, e.g. |