| 100% | BIRDSEGG | 8 | Now illegally collected, the progeny of avians |
| 40% | RIGS | 4 | Illegally predetermines the result of |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Illegally preordain the results of |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Illegally fix the outcome of |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Illegally fix the results of |
| 39% | BLOCKING | 8 | Illegally impeding the path of offensive players |
| 39% | OFFSIDE | 7 | Illegally ahead of the puck |
| 39% | OFFSIDE | 7 | Illegally ahead of the football |
| 39% | BIRDCALL | 8 | The cry of an avian |
| 38% | SENT | 4 | Now out of the outbox, say |
| 37% | CLOCKING | 8 | Illegally changing the recorded mileage of a car |
| 36% | COCKEREL | 8 | Avian symbol of the Revolution and French Republic |
| 36% | BLACKHAWK | 9 | Avian name of the Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter |
| 36% | MAORIS | 6 | Hunters of the now-extinct moa |
| 36% | NPR | 3 | Broadcaster of the newsmagazine "Here & Now" |
| 36% | EAGLE | 5 | Apex predator of the avian world |
| 36% | TIS | 3 | "___ now the very witching time of night": Hamlet |
| 36% | HOTEL | 5 | Much of the RMS Queen Mary, now |
| 36% | COPPOLA | 7 | Director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now |
| 36% | SUMER | 5 | Location of the earliest civilization, now Iraq |
| 36% | NPR | 3 | Broadcaster of the newsmagazine "Here and Now" |
| 35% | BURMA | 5 | Former name of the country now called Myanmar |
| 35% | ABYSSINIA | 9 | Kingdom of __, what is now the Ethiopian republic |
| 35% | ALSACE | 6 | French region now part of the Grand Est |
| 35% | CONSTANTINE | 11 | Eponym of the city now known as Istanbul |
| 35% | MEN | 3 | 50.4% of the global population, right now |
| 34% | EMMYS | 5 | The portrayer of Elaine Benes now has eleven of these awards |
| 34% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Basis of the song "It's Now or Never" |
| 34% | TWENTYONE | 9 | Number of the century we're living in now |
| 34% | SHEARER | 7 | Ex-footballer Alan, now presents Match of the Day |