| 100% | HORN | 4 | Mellow-toned brass instrument that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other |
| 40% | SPOOLHEELS | 10 | Women’s shoe parts that are wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle |
| 36% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that's narrow at the top and wider at the base |
| 36% | MENISCUS | 8 | Lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other |
| 34% | MOVERS | 6 | Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months |
| 33% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase similar to "etc." that is added at the end of a list to mean that there are more unlisted items: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DUSTER | 6 | Feathery cleaner at the end of a stick ... and something that is brushed over furniture while cleaning |
| 32% | AGE | 3 | *Birthday candle count...or a word that can be found at the end of 16a, 18a, 21a, 31a, 43a, 35d, and 40d |
| 31% | FIRE | 4 | "___ and Ice," Robert Frost poem that discusses whether the world will face a fiery end or a frozen one |
| 31% | TACT | 4 | Diplomat's skill that is hidden at the end of "contact" |
| 30% | PIN | 3 | One may be found at the end of an alley |
| 30% | EARTH | 5 | Power of one of the magic rings that summon Captain Planet (the others being fire, wind, water and heart) |
| 30% | TOURDEFRANCE | 12 | Annual cycling race that ends at Champs-Elysees and is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ATHLETICS | 9 | Oakland ___, MLB team and member of the AL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| 30% | PIRATES | 7 | Pittsburgh ___, MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| 30% | PATENTS | 7 | Sony's filing of a McDonald's commercial that can be ended by shouting "McDonald's!" at the screen, and the like |
| 30% | TIDIEST | 7 | The one that is the most neat |
| 30% | OPPONENTS | 9 | The others that one is competing against |
| 30% | DODGERS | 7 | Los Angeles ___, MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| 30% | GIANTS | 6 | San Francisco ___, MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| 30% | CARDINALS | 9 | St. Louis ___, MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles |
| 30% | BELL | 4 | Instrument that is rung, rung at the beginning of a boxing match |
| 30% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 30% | HANGS | 5 | Is at the end of one's rope? |
| 30% | WATERSKI | 8 | Be at the end of one's rope? |
| 29% | REDSOX | 6 | Boston ___, MLB team and member of the AL East division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IMAGINE | 7 | John Lennon song that ends, "I hope some day you'll join us / And the world will be as one" |
| 29% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 29% | RACE | 4 | The next one of these will start in Paris on September 5th, 2021 and end (hopefully) on November 16th, 2021 at Dakar, Senegal |
| 29% | CUESTA | 6 | Hill that's steep on one side and gentle on the other |