| 100% | GRENDEL | 7 | Monstrous creature slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic |
| 45% | BALROG | 6 | Creature slain in the Mines of Moria by Gandalf |
| 37% | NEMEAN | 6 | Monstrous lion slain by the hero Hercules |
| 36% | ORC | 3 | Monstrous creature in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 36% | ORCS | 4 | Monstrous creatures in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 36% | ABEL | 4 | One slain by Cain, in the Bible |
| 35% | HOUSECARL | 9 | Paid soldier in the Anglo-Saxon army |
| 35% | NEWT | 4 | Creature mentioned by the witches in "Macbeth" |
| 34% | ORC | 3 | Monstrous creature in "The Hobbit" |
| 32% | NEMEANLION | 10 | Mythological creature slayed and skinned by Heracles as the first of his twelve labours |
| 32% | FEAST | 5 | "A ___ for Crows," fourth novel in the epic fantasy series by George R. R. Martin |
| 31% | GRENDEL | 7 | Monster slain by Beowulf |
| 31% | CAMOUFLAGE | 10 | "Trick" used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 |
| 30% | BIGFOOT | 7 | Creature played by both Andre the Giant and Ted Cassidy in "The Six Million Dollar Man" |
| 30% | DYNASTS | 7 | The —, epic drama of the Napoleonic War by Thomas Hardy published in three parts between 1904-08 |
| 30% | AREA | 4 | In the ___ (close by) |
| 30% | ACLASHOFKINGS | 13 | Second novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin: 4 wds. |
| 29% | ENL | 3 | In the mil. by choice |
| 29% | MIDST | 5 | In the ___ of (surrounded by) |
| 29% | DRAGONS | 7 | "A Dance with ___," fifth novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin |
| 29% | WEEDS | 5 | In the ___ (bogged down by details) |
| 29% | THRALL | 6 | In the __ of: totally absorbed by |
| 29% | ROLLING | 7 | __ in the Deep by Adele |
| 29% | BORN | 4 | "____ in the USA" by Springsteen |
| 29% | FAERIES | 7 | Creatures of which Gloriana is the “Queene,” in a work by Edmund Spenser |
| 29% | STORMOF | 7 | "A ___ Swords," third novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROLLING | 7 | __ in the Deep, song by Adele |
| 28% | THECAT | 6 | "__ in the Hat"; book by Seuss |
| 28% | GRENDEL | 7 | Man-eating monster defeated by Beowulf in Old English legend |
| 28% | MIDWINTER | 9 | In the Bleak __, carol with words by Rossetti |