| 100% | ORALLAW | 7 | Jewish doctrine codified in the Mishnah, having previously been unwritten |
| 32% | ASTROTURF | 9 | Artificial playing surface developed in the 1960s that was previously named Chemgrass |
| 32% | STINKS | 6 | Has been in the fridge too long, say |
| 32% | CREAM | 5 | What 5d will have in between the wafers |
| 32% | COPYEDITOR | 10 | Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!") |
| 32% | ELSIETHECOW | 11 | Company mascot introduced in the 1930s that has never been put out to pasture |
| 32% | ASOR | 4 | Ten-stringed instrument mentioned in the Bible that has not been traced anywhere else |
| 31% | ASHOT | 5 | Had __: was still in the running |
| 30% | PLYMOUTH | 8 | Town in Massachusetts that is known to have celebrated the "First Thanksgiving" |
| 30% | GLENN | 5 | Astronaut John who is the oldest person to have flown in space |
| 30% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have the __, be in an advantageous position |
| 30% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LETITIAWRIGHT | 13 | Actress who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 30% | NOD | 3 | Land of —, region in the Old Testament to which Cain was banished after he had killed Abel |
| 30% | MADAMSPEAKER | 12 | *Nancy Pelosi was the first person ever to have this title in Congress |
| 30% | ORR | 3 | He was the first hockey player to have 100 assists in one season |
| 30% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays W'Kabi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ASPS | 4 | The snakes in the movie line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" |
| 29% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 29% | LONDON | 6 | "Fun fact! 20a and this city in England will have hosted the Olympics thrice!" |
| 29% | PAST | 4 | In the __; previously |
| 29% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 29% | TABS | 4 | In Chrome the default is 20 for the number of these you can have open at once |
| 29% | ASAY | 4 | Have __ in the matter (be involved) |
| 29% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 29% | HALLEYSCOMET | 12 | *Celestial sight said to have been a good omen for William the Conqueror in battle |
| 29% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 29% | UPPER | 5 | Has the ___ hand (is in a position of power) |
| 29% | HELM | 4 | Have the ___ (be in charge of steering a ship) |
| 29% | THEATER | 7 | "The only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years," per John Steinbeck |