| 100% | UFOREPORTS | 10 | Hard-to-believe filings at the N.S.A. |
| 60% | FOAL | 4 | It's hard to believe that Big Jake, now weighing about 2600 lbs, started out as this at a mere 240 lbs in 2001 |
| 57% | TALL | 4 | Hard to believe, as a tale |
| 54% | POKERFACED | 10 | Hard to read at the table |
| 53% | LOUD | 4 | Hard to look at, in a way |
| 53% | AGE | 3 | It's "only a number" to the young at heart |
| 53% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, to fans |
| 52% | BIGE | 4 | The N.B.A.'s Elvin Hayes, to fans |
| 52% | DRJ | 3 | The N.B.A.’s Julius Erving, to fans |
| 52% | MAP | 3 | Help at the entrance to a mall |
| 52% | GATEHOUSE | 9 | Lodge at the entrance to a castle |
| 52% | SHOES | 5 | Collection at the entrance to a mosque |
| 51% | BAMA | 4 | The N.C.A.A.'s Crimson Tide, to fans |
| 51% | BOULDER | 7 | Obstruction at the entrance to a cave, maybe |
| 51% | MAT | 3 | Welcome ___ (item at the entrance to a home) |
| 51% | DRYEYES | 7 | They may be hard to find at a tearjerker |
| 50% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 50% | HAZE | 4 | The night before, to a hard partier? |
| 50% | CIDERS | 6 | Drinks that may be hard to find at a bar? |
| 50% | CABBAGEPATCHKID | 15 | Doll at the center of 1983's Black Friday craze that eventually lent its name to a popular dance |
| 49% | GARNISHES | 9 | Herbs added at the end to make a dish look nice |
| 49% | HALFWAYUP | 9 | At a central point en route to the top |
| 49% | BOOTH | 5 | Alternative to the counter at a diner |
| 48% | ETC | 3 | Word used at the end, to suggest a complete list, for short |
| 48% | VERTICAL | 8 | A line that is at right angles to the horizon |
| 48% | BRIDAL | 6 | Relating to the key female at a wedding |
| 48% | RINGSIDE | 8 | Close to the action, at a boxing match |
| 48% | HECKLED | 7 | Shouted at a comedian to disrupt the show |
| 48% | IPO | 3 | Big event at the N.Y.S.E. |
| 48% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Aquarian event at Yasgur's farm, and a hint to what's formed by the circled letters |