| 100% | DELI | 4 | It has the makings of a hero |
| 80% | DELI | 4 | What may have the makings of a hero? |
| 58% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | It may have the name of a state |
| 58% | CHOCOLATEO | 10 | It has a chance of sprinkles in the morning |
| 57% | ISINAGLASSJARONMYDESK | 21 | "I have the heart of a small boy. It ___": Stephen King |
| 56% | TUBA | 4 | It has a solo near the end of "An American in Paris" |
| 56% | FDIC | 4 | It has a $100 billion line of credit with the Treasury Dept. |
| 55% | SALAMI | 6 | Makings of a hero? |
| 55% | OBOE | 4 | It has a brief solo in the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth |
| 55% | AIDA | 4 | The king of Egypt has a part in it |
| 55% | SALAMI | 6 | Makings of a hero, maybe |
| 55% | SALAMI | 6 | Makings of a hero, perhaps |
| 55% | ORTS | 4 | The makings of a stew |
| 54% | OZONE | 5 | The earth has a layer of it; three oxygen atoms |
| 51% | STEER | 5 | Have the wheel of a car |
| 51% | CHILDLIKE | 9 | Having the qualities of a kid |
| 51% | ARC | 3 | Having the shape of a rainbow |
| 51% | YOUTHFUL | 8 | Having the vigor of a teen |
| 51% | CHARLESTON | 10 | The Capital of the only US state to have its sovereignty proclaimed by a president |
| 51% | PIZZA | 5 | The Chicago style of it has a thicker crust |
| 51% | SAND | 4 | Makings of a castle at the beach |
| 51% | GRAPY | 5 | Having the tatse of a certain fruit |
| 50% | PRODUCERS | 9 | People who finance and manage the making of a film |
| 50% | INDONESIA | 9 | It has the largest number of active volcanoes |
| 50% | SEAOTTER | 8 | It has the densest fur of any animal |
| 50% | PITCH | 5 | It has the potential to be a hit |
| 50% | ARCING | 6 | Having the trajectory of a pop-up hit |
| 50% | LOOM | 4 | Fruit of the ___ (company that in fact does not have a cornucopia in its logo) |
| 50% | IDAHO | 5 | It has the most acreage of Forest Service land |
| 49% | TWOIRON | 7 | It has the same loft as a five wood |