| 100% | HUR | 3 | One side of the hyphen in a famous William Wyler movie |
| 45% | SHE | 3 | One side in a battle of the sexes |
| 44% | BIAS | 4 | Bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl in the game of bowls |
| 42% | COBWEB | 6 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 42% | MUSTARDSEED | 11 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 42% | PEASEBLOSSOM | 12 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare stage play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 40% | LENO | 4 | One side of a famous NBC feud |
| 39% | LENO | 4 | One side of a famous NBC late-night feud |
| 39% | GIN | 3 | One of the ingredients in a Martini |
| 39% | PEA | 3 | One of the pellets in a pod |
| 39% | LITIGANT | 8 | One of the parties in a lawsuit |
| 39% | LEG | 3 | One of the four in a chair |
| 39% | MINUTE | 6 | One of the hands in a clock |
| 39% | DAY | 3 | One of the seven in a week |
| 39% | EATEN | 5 | Like the plums in a famous William Carlos Williams poem |
| 39% | FACET | 5 | One side of a gem, in a diamond, for one |
| 39% | STEER | 5 | One of the cattle in a cattle drive |
| 39% | PISTON | 6 | One of the eight in a V-8 |
| 39% | TONY | 4 | One of the awards in a 51-Across |
| 39% | EGGS | 4 | One of the pounds in a pound cake |
| 39% | ROASTPORK | 9 | One of the meats in a Cuban sandwich |
| 39% | THING | 5 | "That ___ You Do!" movie in which Tom Hanks plays the manager of a one-hit-wonder band |
| 39% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |
| 39% | TOOL | 4 | One of the many in a Swiss Army knife |
| 39% | YES | 3 | One of the answers in a 20 Questions game |
| 38% | PERSIA | 6 | One side in the Battle of Thermopylae |
| 38% | PERSIA | 6 | One side in the Battle of Marathon |
| 38% | SPARTANS | 8 | One side in the Battle of Thermopylae |
| 38% | RED | 3 | One side in a game of checkers |
| 38% | CAST | 4 | All of the performers in a movie |