| 100% | PENCILLEAD | 10 | Misnomer for the graphite in a writing implement |
| 47% | STACK | 5 | Robert —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Written on the Wind |
| 45% | LEAD | 4 | What people often call the graphite in a pencil |
| 44% | DOGS | 4 | The Isle of ___, misnomer for a peninsula in London |
| 43% | IGOR | 4 | Misnomer for the character Fritz in the original "Frankenstein" (1931) |
| 42% | PEDAL | 5 | Place for the foot in a bicycle |
| 42% | YUCCAROOT | 9 | Material for the ball in a Keshjee ceremony |
| 42% | AMMO | 4 | The snowballs in a snowball fight, for example |
| 42% | SKIPROPE | 8 | Train for the ring, in a way |
| 42% | EDIT | 4 | Change for the better, in a way |
| 42% | MINED | 5 | Went for the gold, in a way |
| 42% | ASLEEP | 6 | Out for the night, in a sense |
| 42% | PANS | 4 | Goes for the gold, in a way |
| 42% | IRA | 3 | Plan for the future, in a way |
| 42% | ASLEEP | 6 | Out for the night, in a way |
| 42% | DEICE | 5 | Prepare for the runway, in a way |
| 41% | HMS | 3 | Prefix for the vessels in a monarch's navy |
| 40% | TESTIMONY | 9 | A written or spoken statement in the court of law |
| 40% | SEEK | 4 | Look for the hider, in a children's game |
| 40% | CARPETING | 9 | Plush covering for the floors in a house |
| 40% | FAB | 3 | Adjective used in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA, for short |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA , for short |
| 40% | OPEN | 4 | In the clear for a pass |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 40% | SKYLIGHT | 8 | Window in a roof for letting in the sun |
| 40% | MRLEE | 5 | "My sweetie" in a 1957 hit for the Bobbettes |
| 40% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game: Abbr. |
| 40% | BADHAREDAY | 10 | Tough time for the loser in a fabled race? |
| 40% | BIOTA | 5 | Collective term for the lifeforms in a distinct region |