| 100% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Needlework technique in which trimming of one material is sewn on to a larger piece |
| 38% | PATCHING | 8 | Sewing on a piece of material to cover a hole |
| 35% | ELEVEN | 6 | On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to |
| 35% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 34% | WHOLE | 5 | Still in one piece, which is a miracle if you drop your model of a flamingo carved in chocolate |
| 34% | RIHANNA | 7 | Singer of "Take a Bow," which jumped 52 spots to #1 on the charts in one week in 2008 |
| 32% | LOG | 3 | Large piece of wood that may be used in building a cabin |
| 32% | USECASE | 7 | Potential scenario in which a piece of software might be helpful |
| 32% | EMBROIDER | 9 | To sew a design on a piece of cloth |
| 32% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |
| 31% | TIDE | 4 | One of dozens on a rack, some of which are super-ugly |
| 31% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |
| 31% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | Sixth novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) which was written in two pieces that holds a lot of historical value and is considered to be her best work |
| 31% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 31% | VOWOFSILENCE | 12 | A daylong one is taken in April to protest discrimination of LGBTQ students |
| 31% | RODEO | 5 | There are a lot of bucks to be had in one |
| 30% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 30% | SPADE | 5 | A tool which is also one of the black suits in a deck of cards |
| 30% | TOWER | 5 | Eiffel ___, a piece of which was used to embellish the 2024 Olympic medal |
| 30% | RONDO | 5 | Piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes |
| 30% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Fabric shapes sewn on to a bigger fabric piece |
| 30% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 30% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 30% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 29% | THEFARSIDE | 10 | Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!" |
| 29% | HYBRID | 6 | ___ seed technology, modern farming method in which two dissimilar varieties of plants are cross-bred to create a favorable seed |
| 29% | LOG | 3 | A large piece of wood used in a campfire |
| 29% | CHEETAH | 7 | Large cat which is the fastest animal in the world that can reach a speed of 70 mph |
| 29% | BIBLIOTECA | 10 | ___ di Brera, a public library in Milan that is one of the largest libraries in Italy |
| 29% | OHIO | 4 | State nicknamed "The Buckeye State" which is home to one of the world's largest cuckoo clock |