| 100% | VEET | 4 | Nair rival that originally had "N" as its first letter |
| 46% | ILL | 3 | US state that originally had Kaskaskia as its capital, until 1819 (abbr.) |
| 44% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 37% | USTA | 4 | Sports gp. that originally had "Lawn" in its name |
| 35% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 35% | BOISE | 5 | State capital that has the same number of letters as its state |
| 34% | OWE | 3 | Word that's a homophone of its first letter |
| 34% | SLALOM | 6 | Event that looks like its first letter? |
| 34% | OWE | 3 | Word that sounds like its first letter |
| 34% | ORANGE | 6 | Fruit that looks like its first letter? |
| 33% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital that ends with its state's first two letters |
| 33% | PEPSI | 5 | Coca-Cola rival that was originally called "Brad's Drink" by its inventor, Caleb Bradham |
| 33% | SIBERIA | 7 | Region that becomes a peninsula when its first letter is removed |
| 33% | IRENE | 5 | Name that becomes another name when its first letter is dropped |
| 33% | MAD | 3 | Magazine that had "Weird Al" Yankovic as its very first guest editor in issue #533 in 2015 |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | New York tennis stadium that has the same letters as 23-Down |
| 32% | PEA | 3 | Tiny vegetable that sounds like its first letter |
| 32% | FLIPFLOPPING | 12 | Switching positions, and a phrase spelled by the first letters of 12 words that have switched positions |
| 32% | UBOAT | 5 | Its first letter stands for "untersee" |
| 32% | IPA | 3 | Its first letter stands for "India" |
| 32% | DDT | 3 | Its first letter stands for "dichloro-" |
| 32% | SHEA | 4 | Former New York baseball stadium that has the same letters as 22-Down |
| 32% | YEA | 3 | Word that means the same thing, and has the same letters as, "aye" |
| 32% | CAP | 3 | Red bit of attire that at times has the letters MAGA on it |
| 32% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that often has its first meeting in the fall |
| 31% | WHO | 3 | Question that becomes another question when its first letter is moved to its end |
| 31% | TIS | 3 | Old contraction that becomes its modern counterpart when the first two letters are switched |
| 31% | IRAN | 4 | Country that shares the first three letters of its name with a neighboring country |
| 31% | TROIS | 5 | Garage A ___ (jazz group that, despite its name, has often performed as a quartet) |
| 31% | CLEVELANDBROWNS | 15 | Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets |