| 100% | LOWLY | 5 | Of a humble station, say (word hidden in "slowly") |
| 50% | LIVE | 4 | Word on either side of "and let," in a popular saying |
| 50% | ELL | 3 | Shape of a right angle and a word you'll find hidden in "Ellen" |
| 48% | IDO | 3 | Words said in front of a priest: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HEART | 5 | Word hidden in "Source of the arteries" |
| 48% | CHA | 3 | Word which if said in your Vietnamese restaurant might well get you a couple of sausages |
| 47% | REAR | 4 | Word hidden in each of the theme entries |
| 47% | IDO | 3 | Words often said in front of a priest |
| 46% | IDO | 3 | Words said in front of a judge or a preacher: 2 wds. |
| 46% | IDO | 3 | Words often said in front of a priest (2 wds.) |
| 45% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 44% | IDO | 3 | Words often said in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ULTIMA | 6 | Final syllable of a word, in linguistics |
| 43% | IMLATE | 6 | Words said in a rush |
| 43% | MORPHEME | 8 | Smallest meaningful segment of a word in language |
| 43% | CHALLENGE | 9 | Question the legitimacy of a word, in Scrabble |
| 43% | ARM | 3 | Result of a bad guess in Hangman, say |
| 43% | EAR | 3 | Cute part of a bug, in a saying |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Word of support in a stadium |
| 43% | ETTU | 4 | Words of shock, in a play |
| 42% | REDRUM | 6 | Backwards spelling of a nasty word in The Shining |
| 42% | ELISION | 7 | Omission of a syllable in words like "I'm" |
| 42% | SIP | 3 | Slowly enjoy a cup of tea, say |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated before "again," in a saying |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated before ''again,'' in a saying |
| 42% | MOO | 3 | Word in a lot of cow puns |
| 42% | ANTE | 4 | A couple of chips, say, in poker |
| 42% | EARPLUG | 7 | A few words in favor of corn? |
| 42% | NOTI | 4 | Words said with a look of innocence |
| 42% | HANDSET | 7 | Part of a telephone that sits in a base station |