| 100% | AZALEA | 6 | Last flower in the first section of a botanical dictionary |
| 45% | STROPHE | 7 | First section of a choral ode in ancient Greek drama |
| 44% | SYNE | 4 | Last word in the first song of the year |
| 44% | NONE | 4 | Last word in the first verse of "Old Mother Hubbard" |
| 44% | BIKES | 5 | Participates in the middle section of a triathlon |
| 44% | SWAM | 4 | Competed in the first leg of a triathlon |
| 44% | SWAM | 4 | Participated in the first third of a triathlon |
| 44% | OUTSWAM | 7 | Defeated in the first part of a triathlon |
| 43% | ROAM | 4 | Last word in the first line of "Home on the Range" |
| 43% | UPON | 4 | Word in the first sentence of a fairy tale |
| 43% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 43% | SLOT | 4 | Section of a hockey rink in front of the goal |
| 43% | WANTAD | 6 | Item in the classified section of a newspaper (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PIMPERNEL | 9 | "Scarlet" flower in the title of a famous play |
| 42% | STEPONE | 7 | The first instruction in a list of instructions |
| 41% | ZEE | 3 | Last section in a dictionary |
| 41% | SPIN | 4 | First step of a turn in The Game of Life |
| 41% | PAWN | 4 | The first piece usually moved in a game of chess |
| 41% | TUE | 3 | The first of two T's, in a familiar sequence |
| 41% | XXXXXX | 6 | First part of a name in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 41% | RAN | 3 | Competed in the last leg of a triathlon |
| 40% | SAYONARA | 8 | Song played in the first and last episodes of "M*A*S*H" that's also called the "Japanese 32-Across Song" |
| 40% | ARK | 3 | Last word in the title of the first Indiana Jones movie |
| 40% | SPEE | 4 | Last word in the name of a WW I German warship |
| 40% | KEN | 3 | Male doll sold in the Barbie section of a toy department |
| 40% | ABAA | 4 | Rhyme scheme in the last verse of a villanelle |
| 40% | III | 3 | Roman numeral in the last title of a trilogy |
| 40% | ZED | 3 | Last section of the Oxford English Dictionary |
| 40% | XXX | 3 | Last section of the Oxford English Dictionary |
| 40% | OPEN | 4 | Make the first bid in a game of bridge |