| 100% | STREETS | 7 | Not the main roads in a locality |
| 52% | HIGHWAY | 7 | Possible name for a main road in the US |
| 48% | RECEIVER | 8 | Not the server in a tennis game |
| 47% | HERO | 4 | The main character or protagonist in a novel |
| 46% | BEND | 4 | A curve in the road |
| 46% | WHITEHALL | 9 | Road in Westminster, London, housing the main UK Government offices |
| 46% | RADIX | 5 | The main source; number in the base of a system |
| 46% | PRETTYHARD | 10 | Not a walk in the park |
| 46% | HOUSE | 5 | Not a dry eye in the ___ |
| 45% | FOLLOWERS | 9 | Those in a crowd who are not the leaders |
| 45% | SLUM | 4 | Take the low road, in a way |
| 44% | OUTDOORS | 8 | In the fresh air, not inside a building |
| 44% | FORK | 4 | Come to a ___ in the road |
| 44% | TOTOANNIHILATION | 16 | Not a happy ending on the yellow brick road? |
| 44% | EXTRA | 5 | In cricket, a run not scored from the bat |
| 44% | RUT | 3 | Cause of a bump in the road |
| 44% | VEERED | 6 | Avoided a deer in the road, say |
| 44% | VEER | 4 | React to a dog in the road |
| 43% | REGULARS | 8 | Main actors in a continuing series, as opposed to the show's guest stars |
| 43% | YAP | 3 | Not a really considerate thing to do in the library |
| 43% | CIVILIAN | 8 | A person not in the armed forces or police force |
| 43% | REMOTELY | 8 | Working from a distance, not in the office |
| 43% | UTURN | 5 | Reversal in the middle of a road: Hyph. |
| 43% | PLOW | 4 | Clear the roads, in a way |
| 43% | SAUSAGEMEAT | 11 | Spiced mixture, the main ingredient other than the egg in a Scotch egg |
| 42% | PYKNIC | 6 | It means "fat," not a lunch in the park |
| 42% | FLATTIRE | 8 | What a fork in the road might lead to? |
| 42% | BEATNIK | 7 | Many a character in Kerouac's "On the Road" |
| 42% | DIP | 3 | Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road |
| 42% | AWOL | 4 | Not on the base, in a way |