| 100% | ELECTRONS | 9 | JJ Thomson won Physics prize for research on __ |
| 41% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ATOM | 4 | Research subject for which Bohr won a Physics Nobel |
| 35% | NEEL | 4 | Louis —, joint recipient of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetism |
| 35% | GOMEZ | 5 | Blues-influenced rock quintet that won the Mercury Prize in 1998 for "Bring It On" |
| 34% | TROPHIES | 8 | Prizes for sports wins |
| 34% | NOBEL | 5 | Prize for physics or peace |
| 34% | POT | 3 | Prize for the winning hand |
| 34% | BRIDLEBOUQUETS | 14 | Prizes for a winning jockey? |
| 33% | JANSKY | 6 | Physicist Karl, famous for research on radio waves |
| 33% | OPPO | 4 | Research on an adversary, for short |
| 33% | TROPHY | 6 | Prize for winning a sporting event |
| 33% | OPPO | 4 | Research on a political rival, for short |
| 33% | IGNOBEL | 7 | Satiric prize for scientific research |
| 30% | CAR | 3 | Prize for a Lucky Seven winner on "The Price Is Right" |
| 29% | BELLLABS | 8 | Research group associated with many Nobel Prizes in Physics |
| 29% | NOBEL | 5 | Prize won by Han Kang for Literature this year |
| 29% | STROBE | 6 | It won't go on for long |
| 29% | WON | 3 | Currency for the prize on "Squid Game" |
| 28% | RAFFLED | 7 | Sold numbered tickets for people to win prizes |
| 28% | PICKLE | 6 | German gherkin hidden on the tree for a prize |
| 28% | BOHR | 4 | Surname of the father and son who won Nobel Prizes for Physics in 1922 and 1975 |
| 28% | RULESTHEROOTS | 13 | Consistently wins prizes for carrots, turnips, etc.? |
| 27% | GORE | 4 | Vice president Al awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change |
| 27% | THEROAD | 7 | 2006 novel for which Cormac McCarthy won a Pulitzer Prize |
| 27% | EMMY | 4 | Award won by Kieran Culkin for his role on "Succession" |
| 27% | RUST | 4 | Something to watch for on your prized '57 Chevy, perhaps |
| 27% | AGE | 3 | 17, for Malala Yousafzai when she won the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 27% | ALIWONG | 7 | Comedian who won a Golden Globe for her role on Beef |