| 100% | SADTOSAY | 8 | Lead-in for a bit of bad news |
| 83% | IFEAR | 5 | Lead-in to a bit of bad news |
| 67% | ALAS | 4 | Lead-in to a bit of sad news |
| 67% | IFEAR | 5 | Start to a bit of bad news |
| 63% | ALAS | 4 | Preceder of a bit of bad news |
| 63% | IFEAR | 5 | Start of a bit of bad news |
| 60% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Winner of the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Breaking Bad": 2 wds. |
| 56% | CRANSTON | 8 | Bryan ___, actor from "Breaking Bad" who is a four-time winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 55% | BAPTISM | 7 | A rite of passage in church for a new baby |
| 54% | STONE | 5 | Bad piece of ammunition for someone living in a glass house |
| 52% | HAZY | 4 | Weather forecast for a bit of smog |
| 52% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for East of Eden |
| 52% | OSKARWERNER | 11 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Ship of Fools |
| 51% | ALPACINO | 8 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Scent of a Woman |
| 51% | IRONS | 5 | Jeremy —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Reversal of Fortune |
| 51% | DEAN | 4 | James —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for East of Eden |
| 51% | BOOGERS | 7 | Childish term for bits of mucus in a nose |
| 51% | RUMOR | 5 | A bit of tea, in a way |
| 51% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Children of a Lesser God |
| 51% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Lilies of the Field |
| 50% | TSTORM | 6 | Bit of bad weather, on a weather map |
| 50% | SNODGRESS | 9 | Carrie —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Diary of a Mad Housewife |
| 50% | BUJOLD | 6 | Genevieve —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Anne of the Thousand Days |
| 50% | REMICK | 6 | Lee —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses |
| 50% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives |
| 50% | HURT | 4 | William —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| 50% | WHITAKER | 8 | Forest —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Last King of Scotland |
| 50% | JOANNE | 6 | & 12A Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Three Faces of Eve |