| 100% | FORONCE | 7 | In a rare exception to the rule |
| 56% | ANARCHY | 7 | Exception to the rule? |
| 49% | NEURALLY | 8 | In a way relating to the brain |
| 48% | ELDEST | 6 | Heir to the throne, as a rule |
| 47% | NUTSHELL | 8 | In a __, means getting to the point in few words |
| 46% | HARE | 4 | Loser to the tortoise, in a fable |
| 46% | SHUDDER | 7 | React to the cold, in a way |
| 46% | ITALIC | 6 | Leaning to the right, in a way |
| 46% | WATERS | 6 | Tends to the plants, in a way |
| 46% | HARE | 4 | Loser to the tortoise in a fairytale |
| 46% | HARE | 4 | Loser to the tortoise in a fable |
| 46% | HOED | 4 | Tended to the garden, in a way |
| 46% | CCS | 3 | Adds to the chain, in a way |
| 46% | REWIND | 6 | Go back to the start, in a way |
| 46% | HARE | 4 | Loser to the tortoise in a fabled race |
| 46% | HARE | 4 | He lost to the tortoise in a race |
| 46% | AISLES | 6 | Passages in a church, parallel to the nave |
| 46% | MISDIAL | 7 | Get to the wrong party, in a way |
| 46% | BATTED | 6 | Stepped up to the plate in a ballpark |
| 46% | MAYOR | 5 | Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony |
| 46% | SLICEOPEN | 9 | Get to the heart of, in a way |
| 46% | CLAP | 4 | Say "yes!" to the address, in a way |
| 45% | KOS | 3 | Sends to the canvas, in a boxing match: Abbr. |
| 45% | ACINAR | 6 | Relating to the berries in a blackberry, e.g. |
| 45% | LEVELUP | 7 | Progress to the next stage in a video game |
| 45% | ASIDES | 6 | Lines spoken directly to the audience in a play |
| 45% | NEXTLEVEL | 9 | Advancing in a video game means going to the __ |
| 45% | STABLEBOY | 9 | Person in a barn who tends to the animals |
| 45% | SERVE | 5 | Bring to the table, as food in a restaurant |
| 45% | ARM | 3 | What's off to the side in a selfie |