| 100% | MAIZEGOD | 8 | Maya deity who made humans from corn; Hun Hunahpu |
| 28% | CERAMIST | 8 | Someone who makes pots and other items from clay |
| 27% | BOURBON | 7 | Whiskey made mostly from corn, plus malt, rye |
| 27% | TANNER | 6 | Person who makes leather from skins and hides |
| 27% | ETHANOL | 7 | Fuel made from corn |
| 27% | OBSIDIAN | 8 | Maya made tools and weapons from this black rock |
| 26% | EARSKINRUG | 10 | Carpet made from corn husks? |
| 25% | POTTERY | 7 | Maya art form made from clay collected at rivers |
| 25% | STLEO | 5 | Pope who dissuaded Attila the Hun from attacking Rome |
| 25% | RAELIAN | 7 | One who believes humans descended from extraterrestrials |
| 25% | ETHANOL | 7 | Fuel additive made from corn |
| 25% | ETHANOL | 7 | Renewable fuel made from corn |
| 25% | FRITOS | 6 | Snack chips made from corn |
| 25% | ETHANOL | 7 | Gasoline additive made from corn |
| 25% | AIWEIWEI | 8 | Dissident Chinese artist who made the documentary Human Flow, about the world refugee crisis |
| 25% | AHA | 3 | Sound from a person who's just made a discovery |
| 25% | HASH | 4 | Diner dish made from corned beef |
| 25% | ATTILA | 6 | Hun from whom Dracula claims to be descended, in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" |
| 24% | TARANTINO | 9 | Director who declared, “I steal from every single movie ever made” |
| 24% | EMBER | 5 | Fire-powered character from "Elemental" who'd make a toasty winter pal |
| 24% | DEXTROSE | 8 | Simple sugar made from corn used in medicine |
| 24% | DEMIGODS | 8 | Beings who are part deity, part human |
| 23% | STORM | 5 | Johnny ___, blazing superhero from "Fantastic Four" who'd make a toasty winter pal |
| 23% | BETTORS | 7 | People who might make money from tips? |
| 23% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | English actress from "Downton Abbey" who was made a Dame in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 23% | KROOK | 5 | Character in the Charles Dickens novel Bleak House who dies from spontaneous human combustion |
| 23% | SLUGGER | 7 | Louisville ___, baseball bat manufacturer who recently shifted to making aluminum bats from wooden ones |
| 23% | SEUSS | 5 | Who made Whos? |
| 22% | BIDDER | 6 | Who makes an offer |
| 22% | TORTILLA | 8 | Thin, round flatbread made from corn, makes tacos |