| 100% | ANIMALFARM | 10 | Novel that uses barnyard creatures as an allegory for Soviet totalitarianism |
| 30% | ECIG | 4 | Small device that uses an atomizer, for short |
| 28% | PRECEDENT | 9 | Ruling used as an example for future cases |
| 28% | BEFORETHEFALL | 13 | Noah Hawley novel that won an Edgar Award for Best Novel (3 wds.) |
| 28% | THELOCKARTIST | 13 | Steve Hamilton novel that won an Edgar Award for Best Novel (3 wds.) |
| 28% | HOCK | 4 | Use an item as collateral for a loan at a pawnshop |
| 28% | CHEATCODES | 10 | Secret commands that gamers might use for an advantage |
| 28% | PAILS | 5 | Beach toys that are used as molds for sandcastles |
| 27% | ORDINARYGRACE | 13 | William Kent Krueger novel that won an Edgar Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 27% | WING | 4 | One of a pair that an ostrich uses for balance |
| 27% | FEVERFEW | 8 | Plant used as an herbal remedy for headaches |
| 27% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___" (Arthur C. Clarke novel that features an asteroid named for a Hindu god) |
| 27% | EGGWHITE | 8 | Common name for that part of an egg known as albumen |
| 27% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind that's used to set the pitch for an orchestra |
| 27% | DPLUS | 5 | Grade that’s also used as shorthand for a streaming service |
| 27% | HIGHNOON | 8 | 1952 Western that was an allegory for Hollywood blacklisting |
| 27% | HAJ | 3 | Trip that serves as an opportunity for self-renewal |
| 27% | LEASETO | 7 | Charge for using, as an apartment |
| 26% | UTAH | 4 | State that served as a filming location for "Touched by an Angel" |
| 26% | NERD | 4 | Word for an introverted intellectual that was first used by Dr. Seuss |
| 26% | CSS | 3 | Language that might be used to create an 8-Down, for short |
| 26% | SSRI | 4 | Abbreviation for a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants |
| 26% | AMP | 3 | Device that Led Zeppelin might use as a sound booster, for short |
| 26% | CHERRY | 6 | Sundae topper that may be used as flavoring for a red popsicle |
| 26% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 26% | PAN | 3 | Cake ___, metal or ceramic container that is safe for use in an oven |
| 26% | MANGO | 5 | Tropical smoothie ingredient that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 26% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit that may be used as flavoring for a green popsicle |
| 26% | GETOFFOFMYCLOUD | 15 | Stones song that would be a poor choice for use in an IBM ad? |
| 25% | NEPTUNESTRIDENT | 15 | Mythological weapon that SpongeBob unwittingly uses as a spatula, in an episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” |