| 100% | TOUR | 4 | Journey made by a band in which they might perform in different places |
| 36% | CANDLES | 7 | In olden days, they were once made by a chandler |
| 35% | GYMSHOES | 8 | They might just squeak by in a basketball game |
| 35% | TOES | 4 | They may get stepped on in a crowded place |
| 34% | EMO | 3 | Genre in which a band might wear all black |
| 34% | TREKKING | 8 | Making a long journey by foot, in the mountains |
| 33% | AGES | 4 | They're significantly different in a May-December romance |
| 33% | AGES | 4 | They're very different in a May-December romance |
| 33% | POTATO | 6 | "The ___ Eaters," 1885 painting by Vincent Van Gogh which is now placed in a Dutch museum |
| 33% | MYBROTHERSWAR | 13 | American film directed by James Brolin in which his son Josh Brolin made a cameo: 3 wds. |
| 32% | RAYS | 4 | You may catch them on a boat, in two different ways |
| 32% | IKEAEFFECT | 10 | Phenomenon in which consumers place a higher value on products they contributed to creating |
| 31% | OYSTER | 6 | A mollusk in which you might find a pearl |
| 31% | NEST | 4 | Place made by a bird |
| 31% | SEASIDERESORT | 13 | Coastal vacation center, major elements of which are placed as they might look on a picture postcard |
| 31% | TESTS | 5 | They may come in a battery |
| 31% | TRESSES | 7 | They may be in a bun |
| 31% | EGOS | 4 | They may clash in a theater |
| 31% | APRICOTS | 8 | They may be in a jam |
| 31% | BEERS | 5 | They may come in a round |
| 31% | BENCHES | 7 | They may empty in a brawl |
| 31% | ARCS | 4 | They may join in a circle |
| 31% | CARS | 4 | They may stay in a lot |
| 31% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 30% | DOES | 4 | They might bring in a few bucks |
| 30% | SGTS | 4 | They may be in a mess: Abbr. |
| 30% | CAPITALOFFENSES | 15 | They may result in a death penalty |
| 30% | DVDS | 4 | They may come in a boxed set |
| 30% | SPARKS | 6 | They may fly in a budding romance |
| 30% | TIDDLYWINKS | 11 | Game in which players try to flick plastic discs into a cup by pressing on them with a squidger |