| 100% | TRUTH | 5 | Ministry of ___, in Orwell's "1984" |
| 74% | NEWSPEAK | 8 | Language of propaganda in Orwell's 1984 |
| 74% | INGSOC | 6 | Ideology of Oceania in Orwell's 1984 |
| 67% | TRUTH | 5 | Ministry of ___, in "1984" |
| 58% | EURASIA | 7 | Superstate in Orwell's "1984" |
| 51% | PROLES | 6 | Commoners in George Orwell’s “1984” |
| 51% | THOUGHTPOLICE | 13 | Antagonists in George Orwell's "1984" |
| 50% | MRJONES | 7 | Owner of Manor Farm in Orwell's Animal Farm |
| 49% | GONZO | 5 | In the style of Hunter S. Thompson, say |
| 49% | TINATURNER | 10 | Winner of three Grammys in 1984 |
| 49% | ERNIEHUDSON | 11 | Costar of 1984's "Ghostbusters" who had a cameo in the 2016 version: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GRAHAM | 6 | Type of crackers in s'mores |
| 48% | NBADRAFT | 8 | Jordan was part of it in 1984 |
| 48% | BIYA | 4 | Paul —, president of Cameroon elected in 1984 |
| 48% | SONIC | 5 | One of the S's in SST |
| 48% | MEALIE | 6 | Ear of corn, esp. in S. Africa |
| 48% | STRATEGIC | 9 | First S in OSS, precursor of CIA |
| 47% | OBRIEN | 6 | Main antagonist in George Orwell's "1984" |
| 47% | GANDHI | 6 | Indira —, prime minister of India assassinated in 1984 |
| 47% | AUGUST | 6 | Month of birthday of racehorses in S hemisphere |
| 47% | OUR | 3 | Part of S O S, in popular usage |
| 47% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | Ke Huy Quan's costar in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CARCASSONNE | 11 | Town in S France; prefecture of Aude department |
| 47% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 47% | SOMA | 4 | Neighborhood north of Potrero Hill, in S.F. |
| 47% | ONE | 3 | Point value of S or T, in Scrabble |
| 46% | REDOCTOBER | 10 | Object of a hunt in a 1984 best seller |
| 46% | INDIRAGANDHI | 12 | Prime Minister of India assassinated in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ANDL | 4 | Follower of P in accounting and S in finance |
| 46% | EURASIA | 7 | Superstate in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" |