| 100% | CAVER | 5 | One who's frequently in the dark |
| 63% | ALSORAN | 7 | One who's back in the pack |
| 63% | DENTIST | 7 | One who's down in the mouth? |
| 63% | BRAINIAC | 8 | One who's always in the know? |
| 62% | OUTSIDER | 8 | One who’s not in the loop |
| 61% | WONK | 4 | One who's deep in the weeds of policy |
| 61% | OWER | 4 | One who's in the hole |
| 61% | NUN | 3 | One who's in the habit? |
| 60% | LAYWOMAN | 8 | One who's not in the habit of wearing a habit |
| 60% | GROPE | 5 | Search in the dark with one's hands |
| 60% | SHOOIN | 6 | One who's way ahead in the polls |
| 60% | POET | 4 | One who's well-versed in the arts? |
| 59% | DWEEB | 5 | One who's definitely not in the in-crowd |
| 59% | MILER | 5 | One who's in it for the long run |
| 59% | LIFER | 5 | One who's in it for the long haul |
| 58% | DOLT | 4 | One who’s not the sharpest tool in the shed |
| 58% | GROPED | 6 | Felt one's way in the dark |
| 58% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 58% | OLDDOG | 6 | One who's past the age of learning, in a saying |
| 57% | SEER | 4 | One who may show you what's in the cards |
| 55% | NIGHTLIGHT | 10 | Device for one who's afraid of the dark |
| 54% | LEGEND | 6 | John who has Conversations in the Dark |
| 54% | SANTA | 5 | One who flies south in the winter |
| 53% | WINO | 4 | One who overindulges in the grape |
| 53% | EMT | 3 | One who's often at the hosp. and is well-versed in using paddles |
| 53% | CARDPLAYER | 10 | One who wants in on the deal |
| 53% | EVE | 3 | One who ate the apple in Genesis |
| 53% | DRILLER | 7 | One who works in the oil rig |
| 53% | HERO | 4 | One who fights the villain in movies |
| 53% | SEER | 4 | One who deals in the futures market? |