| 100% | CABOCHON | 8 | Gemstone cut that is round and unfaceted |
| 45% | ONION | 5 | Vegetable that is sometimes cut into rings and fried |
| 43% | MEAT | 4 | Something that may be cut and then cured |
| 41% | CLIPPINGS | 9 | Branches and stems that are cut off |
| 41% | TOPAZ | 5 | Gemstone that was once believed to increase body heat to relieve colds and fevers |
| 40% | ONION | 5 | Bulb that might be cut into rings and battered at a diner |
| 40% | ROPE | 4 | Object that appears to be cut and restored in a classic magic trick |
| 39% | POTPIES | 7 | Square meals that are round |
| 39% | PEENS | 5 | They are round and pound |
| 39% | BASES | 5 | Diamond parts that are rounded |
| 39% | RIBTIPS | 7 | Meat cuts that are often barbecued |
| 38% | TRILLION | 8 | Gemstone cut that typically has 31 to 50 facets, unfittingly |
| 37% | MARQUISE | 8 | Gem cut that is a pointed oval in shape |
| 36% | NITES | 5 | Evenings that are cut short? |
| 36% | AYOH | 4 | Call and response acapella by Freddie Mercury that came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World" |
| 36% | GRASS | 5 | Blades that are cut by blades |
| 36% | LOIN | 4 | Meat cut that may be "tender" |
| 36% | LOIN | 4 | Pork cut that may be "tender" |
| 36% | LOIN | 4 | Beef cut that may be "tender" |
| 36% | BLADE | 5 | Cutting edge of a box cutter or razor, and something that can be sharpened |
| 35% | PASTE | 5 | Computer command that is cut's companion |
| 35% | FRIZZY | 6 | Hair that is not smooth and neat |
| 35% | ABSURDIST | 9 | Art that is purposefully surreal and weird |
| 35% | ESS | 3 | Shape that is both concave and convex |
| 35% | HABITS | 6 | Things that are picked up and kicked |
| 35% | CARS | 4 | Things that are both tired and exhausting? |
| 35% | CDS | 3 | Former music store purchases which were round and shiny in nature: Abbr. |
| 35% | LOIN | 4 | Meat cut that can be "short" or "top" |
| 35% | WIRES | 5 | Things that are cut to defuse time bombs |
| 35% | ACE | 3 | Card that is sometimes high and sometimes low |