| 100% | LEFTBRAIN | 9 | Logical and more analytical part of the thinking organ (2 wds) |
| 47% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | Iraq, Iran and Israel's part of the world ( 2 wds) |
| 47% | STEVEWINWOOD | 12 | Singer who was part of the bands Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HIPBONE | 7 | Part of the pelvis: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WARMBLOOD | 9 | 2015 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Emotion" and is co-produced by Scooter Braun: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SOURCANDY | 9 | 2009 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Tug of War" and is produced by Josh Ramsay: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FITSIN | 6 | Becomes part of the gang: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PRIVATESECTOR | 13 | Part of the economy not controlled by government: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TASTEBUDS | 9 | Parts of the tongue that help detect flavor: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KOPILUWAK | 9 | One of the most expensive coffees in the world which includes part-digested coffee cherries by the Asian palm civet: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEBEGINNINGOFA | 15 | Part 2 of the thought |
| 41% | DARKMEAT | 8 | More colorful part of a roast turkey: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NUCLEUS | 7 | The central and most important part of something |
| 40% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 40% | HIPBONE | 7 | Part of the pelvis (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MELBLANC | 8 | The voice of 15-Across and many other Looney Tunes characters: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MUSCLECAR | 9 | High-performance sports coupe of the 1960s and 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TVROOM | 6 | Couch potato's favorite part of the house: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of the Hulk and Spider-Man: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GIUSEPPEVERDI | 13 | Italian composer of the operas "Aida" and "Rigoletto": 2 wds. |
| 39% | LALAW | 5 | Courtroom drama of the 1980s and 1990s: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 39% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RECROOM | 7 | Part of the house used for recreation (2 wds) |
| 38% | RICHARDWAGNER | 13 | German composer of the operas "The Flying Dutchman" and "Siegfried": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOHNGREEN | 9 | Author of the bestsellers "Paper Towns" and "Everything Is Tuberculosis": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BLENDSIN | 8 | Becomes part of the background, say (2 wds.) |