| 100% | CLARITY | 7 | One of the four C's of diamonds (along with cut, color, and carat) |
| 53% | AER | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra |
| 52% | AIR | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with fire, earth, and water |
| 50% | CARAT | 5 | One of the "four c's" of diamond grading |
| 46% | AOL | 3 | One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy |
| 45% | SUEDE | 5 | One of Britpop’s “Big Four,” along with Oasis, Blur, and Pulp |
| 45% | DAO | 3 | Name of the Chinese saber, considered one of the four traditional weapons along with the gun, qiang and jian |
| 45% | NINA | 4 | One of Columbus's ships, along with the Pinta and the Santa Maria |
| 45% | GASPAR | 6 | One of the Magi, along with Melchior and Balthazar |
| 44% | ATHOS | 5 | One of the Three Musketeers, along with Porthos and Aramis |
| 44% | PAPA | 4 | One of the Three Bears, along with Mama and Baby |
| 44% | FATS | 4 | One of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrates and proteins |
| 44% | ABC | 3 | One of the Big Three networks, along with NBC and CBS |
| 44% | DANTE | 5 | One of the so-called "Three Crowns of Florence," along with Petrarch and Boccaccio |
| 42% | LAOS | 4 | One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali |
| 42% | NAVYBLUE | 8 | Along with gold, one of the team colors of the Midshipmen |
| 42% | GREEN | 5 | Along with gold, ___ and 8a are the traditional colors of Christmas decorations |
| 41% | DELOITTE | 8 | Member of the "Big Four," along with Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC |
| 41% | SLOTH | 5 | One of three living mammals in the superorder Xenarthra, along with the armadillo and anteater |
| 40% | FOURCS | 6 | Cut, color, clarity, and carat weight, with "the" |
| 40% | LUCIANO | 7 | One of opera's Three Tenors, along with José and Plácido |
| 39% | RED | 3 | One of the four colors in the board game Sorry! |
| 39% | PIERCEARROW | 11 | Third member of the Three “P”s of luxury automobiles, along with Packard and Peerless |
| 39% | JEWELS | 6 | The Crown ___ (British collection with some of the world's largest cut diamonds) |
| 39% | DHARMA | 6 | Component, along with the Buddha and the sangha, of Buddhism’s Three Jewels |
| 38% | WARREN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who played Clyde, one of the title characters on the run in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 38% | HEART | 5 | One of the Four H's |
| 38% | SERA | 4 | One (along with Ganden and Drepung) of the "great three" monasteries of Tibet |
| 38% | KOHINOOR | 8 | One of the largest cut diamonds in the world |
| 38% | METALLICA | 9 | One of the greatest metal bands of all time with hits like "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" |