| 100% | RNA | 3 | Its components are often represented as G, U, A, and C, briefly |
| 34% | DNA | 3 | Its code uses only the letters A, G, C and T |
| 33% | RNA | 3 | Molecule with the bases G, U, A, and C |
| 33% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 33% | DNA | 3 | Its code uses just G, T, A and C |
| 32% | ACC | 3 | U.N.C. and Clemson are in it |
| 31% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 31% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 31% | EROS | 4 | God often represented as a beautiful winged youth |
| 30% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
| 30% | PLOW | 4 | A tractor pulls it and is often used to clear snow |
| 30% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 29% | DEATH | 5 | Its stroke is "as a lover's pinch, which hurts, and is desired," per Cleopatra |
| 29% | HARDPLACE | 9 | People are often caught "between a rock and a __" |
| 29% | DELAWARE | 8 | State that Joe Biden represented as a US senator |
| 29% | VASE | 4 | Something that is often painted and holds a bouquet |
| 29% | ELEMENTS | 8 | What B and C (but not A) may represent |
| 28% | MOP | 3 | Its head is in a bucket, often |
| 28% | ISLAM | 5 | Its symbol is a crescent and star |
| 28% | ISLAM | 5 | Its symbol is a star and crescent |
| 28% | LINEAGE | 7 | It may be represented by a tree |
| 28% | YMCA | 4 | It often has a gym and pool |
| 28% | RIOTACT | 7 | It may be read as a warning |
| 28% | WALL | 4 | It might be thick as a brick |
| 28% | AZTECRUINS | 10 | Historical site in New Mexico that was declared as a U.S. National Monument in 1923 and has Ancestral Puebloan structures: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DARKAGES | 8 | Period often characterized as one of violence and backwardness, but in fact is a period of lack of records |
| 28% | OMISSION | 8 | It is a sin as well as commission |
| 28% | CHERUB | 6 | Angelic being often portrayed as a small child |
| 28% | INFO | 4 | It may be supplied at a booth, briefly |
| 28% | VIG | 3 | It might be taken by a shark, briefly |