| 100% | MIGNON | 6 | Name of the chocolate Easter egg inside a real egg shell, made by Frazer of Finland since 1896 |
| 28% | LASSIE | 6 | Name of the film starring a dog by the same name |
| 27% | TEA | 3 | A popular beverage made by the likes of Tetley |
| 27% | SCUTES | 6 | Name given to the scales of a tortoise's shell |
| 27% | NICKNAME | 8 | A made-up alias used instead of the real one |
| 27% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 27% | FUNKYTOWN | 9 | The name of a 1980 disco song by Lipps Inc. |
| 27% | WACO | 4 | City by a lake of the same name |
| 27% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 27% | TEA | 3 | A popular, non-alcoholic brew made by the likes of Tetley |
| 27% | BITOFF | 6 | Removed, like the head of a chocolate Easter bunny |
| 26% | TERRA | 5 | Name of the world currency proposed in 2001 by a Bernard A. Lietaer, a Belgian economist |
| 26% | REBA | 4 | First name of the singer honored by a 2023 Country Music Corn Maze campaign |
| 26% | MAM | 3 | The org. that created outrage in 2015 by acquiring "Eggs Benedict", a portrait of the Pope made with colorful condoms (abbr.) |
| 26% | ARGO | 4 | Fictional movie in a real movie of the same name |
| 26% | DIAMOND | 7 | Shape made by the four bases of a baseball pitch |
| 26% | TENN | 4 | State trisected by a river of the same name: Abbr. |
| 26% | AEGIS | 5 | Protection, or the name of a shield carried by Zeus |
| 26% | IDINA | 5 | Real first name of the singer introduced by John Travolta at the 2014 Oscars as "Adele Dazeem" |
| 26% | DOT | 3 | Mark that could be made by the tip of a pencil |
| 26% | SPARE | 5 | Bowling term ... or the name of a memoir by Prince Harry |
| 26% | TUTU | 4 | Skirt worn by a ballerina the name of which repeats itself |
| 26% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 26% | IWON | 4 | The name of a hit 2014 single by Future and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| 26% | CHIOS | 5 | Greek island separated from Turkey by a strait of the same name |
| 26% | MOOO | 4 | Novelty song by Doja Cat named after the sound a cow makes |
| 25% | TART | 4 | Type of pastry made by the Queen of Hearts, in a nursery rhyme |
| 25% | ADRAMACRITICIS | 14 | Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters |
| 25% | MAXIM | 5 | Words to live by, also the name of a popular men's magazine |
| 25% | GOOEY | 5 | Like the inside of a warm chocolate chip cookie |