| 100% | SONOFSAM | 8 | Nickname used in an upcoming "Conversations With a Killer" docuseries on Netflix |
| 39% | TETE | 4 | Private conversation (when used twice, with an "a" in between) |
| 35% | REDUCER | 7 | __ ring, used on a gas hob with an espresso maker |
| 34% | ITE | 3 | Suffix first used with "krypton" on a radio series in 1943 (***) |
| 34% | COBRAKAI | 8 | "The Karate Kid" sequel series on Netflix with a venomous snake in the title: 2 wds. |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | Filmmaker DuVernay who's working with Colin Kaepernick on a Netflix docuseries |
| 34% | BISTORT | 7 | Plant with a spike of small pink flowers whose root is used in medicine as an astringent |
| 34% | SQUIDGAME | 9 | South Korean survival drama series on Netflix with a tentacled sea predator in the title: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DIRTYMONEY | 10 | Netflix docuseries with six episodes, each focusing on a different chapter of corporate corruption: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CRT | 3 | Device used in an A.T.M. |
| 32% | TETE | 4 | An interview (when used twice, with an "a" in between) |
| 32% | ASP | 3 | One with a killer role in Antony and Cleopatra? |
| 31% | SPONGED | 7 | Used, in a way, with "off" |
| 31% | MOOCH | 5 | Use, in a way, with "off" |
| 31% | ASTRIDE | 7 | With a leg on each side of an animal |
| 31% | NATE | 4 | Bargatze with a new special on Netflix |
| 30% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 30% | FAB | 3 | Adjective used in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 30% | ONEOWNER | 8 | Boast in an ad for a used car |
| 30% | WORMWOOD | 8 | Herb with a distinct taste used in Absinthe |
| 30% | JANIE | 5 | Girl with a gun, in an Aerosmith song |
| 30% | ENCLOSING | 9 | Including, placing in an envelope with a letter |
| 30% | JANIE | 5 | Girl with a gun in an Aerosmith hit |
| 30% | ORANGE | 6 | Putting an ___ in stockings, Christmas tradition of using a citrus fruit as stocking stuffers that is now replaced with gadgets and toys |
| 30% | GINGER | 6 | Root with a zing, used in teas, curries, cakes |
| 30% | MAHOGANY | 8 | Hardwood with a dark red tint used in decoration |
| 30% | HOLEPUNCH | 9 | Device used in conjunction with a three-ring binder |
| 30% | GYROSCOPE | 9 | Device with a spinning disc mounted on an axis |
| 30% | MIKED | 5 | Fitted with a device for an on-air interview |
| 30% | ELECTRIC | 8 | Avenue with a current in an Eddy Grant song |