| 100% | PERMAFROST | 10 | Frozen ground whose temperature does not rise above 0º C for at least 12 months |
| 22% | OPEC | 4 | Cartel whose "O" does not stand for "oil" |
| 20% | YRS | 3 | 12 months span, for short |
| 20% | YRS | 3 | 12 month periods, for short |
| 19% | VSOP | 4 | At least four yrs. old, for cognac |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | At least 35, for a US president |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | At least 30, for a US senator |
| 19% | DENIAL | 6 | "I did not!" for example |
| 19% | ELIOT | 5 | She wrote, "What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" |
| 19% | TIMOR | 5 | Isle at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands whose name (unsurprisingly!) comes from the Malay for "east" |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | At least 35, for a U.S. president |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | At least 35 years, for a US president |
| 19% | PUNT | 4 | Give up, at least for now |
| 19% | MADEBAIL | 8 | Went free, at least for now |
| 19% | AGELIMIT | 8 | 12, for Little Leaguers |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | At least 35 years, for a U.S. president |
| 19% | NIC | 3 | "The Frozen Ground" actor Cage, for short |
| 19% | TEETOTALER | 10 | Designated driver, at least for one night |
| 19% | WHOSWE | 6 | "I did not sign on for that!" |
| 19% | BORES | 5 | Does nothing at all for |
| 19% | PERM | 4 | Do for a few months? |
| 18% | INABADWAY | 9 | Not doing well at all |
| 18% | RARE | 4 | Not at all well done |
| 18% | GRADUAL | 7 | Not done all at once |
| 18% | ANGELIC | 7 | Not at all like little rascals |
| 18% | EATIN | 5 | Not do takeout at a restaurant |
| 18% | IDLE | 4 | Not doing anything at the moment |
| 18% | IDLE | 4 | Not doing much at the moment |
| 18% | ABED | 4 | Not yet risen for the day |
| 18% | XFL | 3 | Gridiron org. whose first letter did not, in fact, stand for "extreme" |