| 100% | OPAL | 4 | Gem with a play of color |
| 97% | OPAL | 4 | Gem with a play of colors |
| 86% | MOONSTONES | 10 | Gems with a silvery play of color |
| 80% | OPAL | 4 | Stone with a play of color |
| 72% | OPAL | 4 | Milky gem with a kaleidoscope of colors |
| 68% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone with a "play of color" |
| 61% | OPAL | 4 | It has a play of colors |
| 59% | OPALS | 5 | Gems with glints of rainbow color |
| 59% | SPLOTCH | 7 | Mark with a stain of color |
| 58% | OPAL | 4 | Milky gem with glints of color |
| 58% | OPALS | 5 | Gemstones with a rainbow "play of color" |
| 54% | STRUM | 5 | Play with a sweep of the hand |
| 53% | ORANGE | 6 | Fruit with a color of the same name |
| 52% | OPAL | 4 | Memorable 1995 hurricane with a gem of a name? |
| 52% | IMSOTIRED | 9 | Beatles song that ends with a color (sort of) |
| 52% | IMAN | 4 | Supermodel with a cosmetics line for women of color |
| 52% | CALICOCAT | 9 | One with a coat of many colors |
| 51% | PEARLS | 6 | Gems associated with the color of your teeth |
| 51% | LIGHT | 5 | With 7-Across, color of a dollar bill |
| 51% | SALESMAN | 8 | Play with protagonist Willy Loman: Death of a __ |
| 51% | UNO | 3 | Popular card game with a lot of colors |
| 51% | OPAL | 4 | Gem that might have play of color |
| 51% | DRAMA | 5 | A type of play or film with serious themes |
| 51% | TAUPE | 5 | Grey color with a tinge of brown |
| 50% | JENGA | 5 | Game played with a stack of blocks |
| 50% | KITTYCAT | 8 | One playing with a ball of yarn, perhaps |
| 50% | JENGA | 5 | Game played with a stack of wooden blocks |
| 49% | SLATEBLUE | 9 | Paint color with a lot of gray in it |
| 49% | BRINDLED | 8 | Any brown dog with patches of a darker color |
| 49% | MINIGOLF | 8 | Small-scale version of a sport played with clubs |