| 100% | SHERE | 5 | Hite whose major work is subtitled "A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality" |
| 44% | ELIOT | 5 | George whose most famous work is subtitled “A Study of Provincial Life” |
| 35% | BANSHEE | 7 | A female spirit whose scream is an omen of death |
| 34% | INDUS | 5 | Major Asian river whose valley was a cradle of early civilization |
| 34% | PASTRYCHEF | 10 | One whose work might be a piece of cake? |
| 33% | TAMIAMI | 7 | Florida suburb whose name is a portmanteau of two major cities |
| 33% | HISTORIAN | 9 | Scholar whose work is a thing of the past? |
| 33% | AMTRAK | 6 | Nationwide rail system whose name is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track" |
| 32% | ROSIE | 5 | Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group |
| 31% | MARCELDUCHAMP | 13 | French-American painter whose "Self-Portrait in Profile" is a highly recognized work of art: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SANDARAC | 8 | Resin obtained from a tree of NW Africa whose hard dark wood is used for decorative work |
| 30% | SYNTAX | 6 | Study of how words are arranged in a sentence |
| 29% | EVILFROMTHEMET | 14 | Work of a major opera house villain? |
| 28% | EXECUTRIX | 9 | Female that carries out terms of a will |
| 28% | MANAGE | 6 | Be in charge of, as a work group |
| 28% | ART | 3 | "A work of ___ is a confession": Camus |
| 28% | ANTONYM | 7 | A word whose meaning is the opposite of another |
| 28% | MOVIE | 5 | A lot of people might be working on one |
| 28% | GLASSMAKER | 10 | One whose work can be a pane |
| 28% | PINKTAX | 7 | The cost of being a female consumer |
| 28% | ALTO | 4 | Female choir member whose voice is deeper than a soprano |
| 28% | ADDENDA | 7 | A list of items to be added to written works |
| 27% | BAKER | 5 | One whose job is a piece of cake? |
| 27% | DECIMAL | 7 | Fraction whose denominator is a power of ten |
| 27% | APE | 3 | Animal whose name is a synonym of "parrot" |
| 27% | BAKER | 5 | Someone whose job is a piece of cake? |
| 27% | DOVE | 4 | Brand of soap whose name is a bird |
| 27% | MALI | 4 | Country whose name is a homophone of "Molly" |
| 27% | CEDAR | 5 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "seeder" |
| 27% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "you" |