| 100% | ABANDONED | 9 | Like some buildings in the squalid part of town |
| 44% | IVIED | 5 | Like the walls of some old buildings |
| 44% | ETHERIC | 7 | Like the highest part of the physical plane, in theosophy |
| 44% | TWOROW | 6 | Like the arrangement of gems in some bracelets |
| 42% | HUMAN | 5 | Like Peter Quill of the Guardians of the Galaxy, in part |
| 42% | ONEEYED | 7 | Like a cyclops or some of the Minions in "Despicable Me": Hyph. |
| 41% | XXXX | 4 | Part of the crossword where all these animals live; some might also live in another kind of place |
| 41% | NABE | 4 | Part of town, in slang |
| 40% | NATO | 4 | Like some forces in the Balkans |
| 40% | ONEACRE | 7 | Like some zoning in the suburbs |
| 40% | ONTAP | 5 | Like some suds in the saloon |
| 40% | AGO | 3 | In the earlier part of life |
| 40% | HESSIAN | 7 | Like some soldiers in the American Revolution |
| 40% | MAYAN | 5 | Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere |
| 40% | NORSE | 5 | Like some gods in the Marvel Universe |
| 39% | FAXED | 5 | Like some documents in the pre-internet age |
| 39% | LEGO | 4 | Part of some small buildings |
| 39% | CANADIAN | 8 | Like some of the Rockies |
| 39% | LIBYAN | 6 | Like some of the Sahara |
| 39% | NAV | 3 | Like some of the mil. |
| 38% | BOBSUPANDDOWN | 13 | Moves like a buoy in the ocean ... or a hint to the circled parts of this puzzle? |
| 38% | PAVE | 4 | Cover the rough parts of town? |
| 38% | ANGLIC | 6 | Like some of the early English |
| 38% | GALLIC | 6 | Like some victims of the Vandals |
| 38% | AORTAL | 6 | Like some matters of the heart? |
| 38% | NET | 3 | Part of the goal in football |
| 38% | SON | 3 | Part of the Trinity, in Christianity |
| 38% | ATLOOSENDS | 10 | In the rear of some johns? |
| 38% | AMIS | 4 | Parts of some circles, in France |
| 38% | TDS | 3 | Parts of some bowls, in brief |