| 100% | SANDDUNE | 8 | Hill or mountain in a desert, changes with winds |
| 42% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 35-Across, a member of Destiny's Child, or an actress in "Brokeback Mountain" |
| 41% | ASANA | 5 | Tree or Mountain, in a studio |
| 41% | DUNE | 4 | Hill in a desert |
| 39% | LEERILY | 7 | In a suspicious way, or with skepticism |
| 38% | QUICKSAND | 9 | Sinkable surface in a jungle or desert |
| 38% | DUNE | 4 | Hill-like feature in a desert |
| 38% | KITESURF | 8 | Glide with wind power, in a way |
| 38% | DUNE | 4 | Sandy hill in a desert |
| 38% | SANDSTORM | 9 | Strong wind in a desert |
| 37% | MEATSTEW | 8 | Entree in a bowl with beef or lamb, say |
| 37% | VOLCANO | 7 | A mountain or hill that might erupt |
| 37% | CAMEL | 5 | Desert animal with a hump or two |
| 37% | ANT | 3 | Insect that might live in a hill or a farm |
| 37% | ANT | 3 | Insect that can live in a farm or a hill |
| 37% | SWISSFAMILYROBINSON | 19 | Classic novel subtitled "Adventures in a Desert Island," with "The" |
| 37% | ORLOP | 5 | Lowest deck in a vessel with four or more decks |
| 37% | APSE | 4 | Recess in a church with an arched or domed roof |
| 37% | SAILING | 7 | Moving in a boat with the aid of the wind |
| 37% | DUNE | 4 | Sandy hill in a desert (anagram of "unde") |
| 37% | MUTATION | 8 | A change or alteration in a genetic structure |
| 37% | DIRECT | 6 | A flight with no change in flight numbers |
| 37% | COVARIANT | 9 | Changing in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship |
| 37% | DUNE | 4 | Large sandy hill in a desert |
| 37% | DUNES | 5 | Large sand hills in a desert |
| 37% | OASIS | 5 | Area with water in a desert |
| 36% | YACHTING | 8 | Racing or sailing in a boat, rhymes with rotting |
| 36% | TREK | 4 | A long walk, usually hiking up a mountain or hill |
| 36% | CATAMARAN | 9 | A yacht or other boat with twin hulls in parallel |
| 36% | SNEER | 5 | Smile or talk in a mocking manner (rhymes with "deer") |