| 100% | SHORTCAKE | 9 | Lemon Chiffon was a friend of this Strawberry |
| 46% | LORCA | 5 | Poet who was a friend of Dalí |
| 45% | CATT | 4 | Carrie who was a friend of Susan B. |
| 45% | NEAL | 4 | Poet Cassady who was a friend of Jack Kerouac |
| 45% | EZRA | 4 | Pound who was a friend of T.S. Eliot |
| 43% | DEAR | 4 | "He is a ___ friend of mine." (Beloved) |
| 43% | CORNSTARCH | 10 | Argo is a brand of this |
| 43% | SPIDER | 6 | Tarantula is a type of this |
| 43% | BRANDY | 6 | Cognac is a variety of this |
| 43% | BODYODOR | 8 | Bromidrophobia is a fear of this |
| 42% | PERSIAN | 7 | Farsi is a language of this family |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | India is a part of this continent |
| 42% | USA | 3 | Hawaii is a state of this country |
| 42% | WISDOM | 6 | Owls are a symbol of this virtue |
| 42% | RED | 3 | Crimson is a shade of this color |
| 42% | EYE | 3 | 22d is a part of this organ |
| 42% | SNAILS | 6 | Escargot is a dish of these creatures |
| 42% | IRONOXIDE | 9 | Rust is a form of this chemical compound |
| 42% | NBA | 3 | 48d are a part of this organisation: Abbr. |
| 42% | THIRTEEN | 8 | Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of this unlucky number |
| 42% | ORCHID | 6 | Vanilla is a type of this flowering plant |
| 42% | CABBAGE | 7 | Broccoli is a type of this leafy vegetable |
| 42% | ROMANIA | 7 | Transylvania is a region of this European country |
| 42% | LIONS | 5 | A group of these is called a pride |
| 42% | APES | 4 | A group of these is called a shrewdness |
| 42% | HIPPOS | 6 | A group of these is called a bloat |
| 42% | OWLS | 4 | A group of these is called a parliament |
| 42% | WITS | 4 | A battle of these proves who is smartest |
| 41% | PORCUPINE | 9 | A group of this animal is called a prickle |
| 41% | MOLASSES | 8 | Blackstrap is a type of this thick black syrup |