| 100% | EXILE | 5 | Leon Trotsky vis-à-vis the Soviet Union, for one |
| 46% | PEPSI | 5 | Brand involved in a seventies soda-for-vodka trade deal with the Soviet Union |
| 45% | SPEECH | 6 | The State of the Union, for one |
| 44% | NATO | 4 | Acronym for the alliance against the Soviet Union |
| 42% | FLAG | 4 | Union Jack or the Star-Spangled Banner, for one |
| 42% | PSALM | 5 | "O, sing to the Lord a new song," for one |
| 42% | OLDSAW | 6 | "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," for one |
| 42% | STEER | 5 | Control the movement of a vessel, for one |
| 42% | CULPRIT | 7 | The one responsible for a misdeed |
| 41% | CHOSEN | 6 | The ___ One (nickname for a person destined for greatness) |
| 41% | DOT | 3 | One of the punctuations for a URL |
| 41% | DOC | 3 | The one with a stethoscope, for short |
| 41% | LOGO | 4 | The one for Guinness features a harp |
| 41% | PETHORSE | 8 | Lucy, a Clydesdale, in the comic "Non Sequitur," for one |
| 40% | NARC | 4 | One always on the lookout for a deal |
| 40% | CUER | 4 | One calling the moves for a round dance |
| 40% | SPINE | 5 | One place for the title on a book |
| 40% | HEIRS | 5 | Ones gathering for the reading of a will |
| 40% | HANGGLIDERS | 11 | Ones at the bar for a few drafts? |
| 40% | PSA | 3 | The "Wear a Mask" spot from "certified young person" Paul Rudd, for one |
| 40% | PIP | 3 | One of the clubs on a 7 of clubs, for example |
| 40% | CURATOR | 7 | One who picks the line-up for a music fest, say |
| 40% | NONET | 5 | Name for one of the 3x3 regions in a Sudoku grid |
| 40% | TENDON | 6 | The most well-known one is named for a Greek hero |
| 40% | KNOCKOUT | 8 | One of the reasons for ending a boxing match |
| 40% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |
| 40% | TREKKIE | 7 | One term for a follower of the USS Enterprise |
| 40% | WHO | 3 | One of the five W's for a journalist |
| 40% | LOGO | 4 | The one for Starbucks shows a two-tailed mermaid |
| 40% | ALEXANDERHAIG | 13 | Secretary of State who suggested a "nuclear warning shot" in Europe would deter the Soviet Union |