| 100% | PILLARS | 7 | Important members of the community, so to speak |
| 54% | NOSE | 4 | Scenter of the face, so to speak |
| 50% | RAWDEAL | 7 | The short end of the stick, so to speak |
| 50% | TESTED | 6 | Kicked the tires of, so to speak |
| 50% | TESTS | 5 | Kicks the tires of, so to speak |
| 50% | URGE | 4 | Twist the arm of, so to speak |
| 50% | ELDER | 5 | Mature member of the community |
| 49% | TRACKDOWNARUMOR | 15 | Find the start of the story, so to speak |
| 48% | ABCTV | 5 | Part of the Disney family, so to speak |
| 47% | TOLD | 4 | Let the cat out of the bag, so to speak |
| 47% | AWAKE | 5 | Out of the arms of Morpheus, so to speak |
| 46% | DOPEY | 5 | Member of the Seven Dwarfs who doesn't speak |
| 46% | BARLEY | 6 | Member of the grass family, used to make beer |
| 46% | DISFAVOR | 8 | The doghouse, so to speak |
| 46% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | The grapevine, so to speak |
| 46% | FATE | 4 | The stars, so to speak |
| 45% | MAURICE | 7 | Member of the Bee Gees once married to singer Lulu |
| 45% | LASTSECOND | 10 | The "wire," so to speak |
| 44% | MOVIEMAGIC | 10 | Razzle-dazzle of the film industry, so to speak |
| 44% | DRJ | 3 | Seven-time member of the All-NBA Team, to fans |
| 44% | AKIN | 4 | Of a feather, so to speak |
| 44% | NAT | 3 | Member of the baseball team that used to be the Expos, for short |
| 43% | ARMENIAN | 8 | Member of the first state to adopt Christianity as its religion |
| 43% | GAB | 3 | Gift of the ___ (ability to speak well) |
| 43% | GAB | 3 | Gift of the ___ (ability to speak eloquently) |
| 43% | GAB | 3 | Gift of the ___ (ability to speak confidently) |
| 43% | RICH | 4 | Among the 1%, so to speak |
| 42% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | In the brain, so to speak |
| 42% | WED | 3 | Take the plunge, so to speak |
| 42% | LIED | 4 | Stretched the truth, so to speak |