| 100% | TOSCA | 5 | Opera that climaxes with a firing squad |
| 43% | FRA | 3 | “___ Diavolo” (Auber opera that shares its name with a spicy tomato sauce) |
| 40% | ELMO | 4 | Saint with a fire |
| 39% | AIM | 3 | Command to a firing squad |
| 39% | AIM | 3 | Order to a firing squad |
| 39% | ANTS | 4 | Insects with a fire variety |
| 37% | IMAGINE | 7 | ___ Dragons, band that performed a song along with 8a which was featured on the "Suicide Squad" soundtrack album |
| 36% | PSYCHOTIC | 9 | With a mental condition that detaches from reality |
| 36% | CIGARBOX | 8 | Container with a lid that flips |
| 36% | TOP | 3 | Toy with a string that spins |
| 35% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | He fell in love with a fire hydrant on "Sesame Street" |
| 35% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera that starts in a Paris garret |
| 35% | SYDNEY | 6 | Australian city with a famous opera house |
| 35% | SEXTAPE | 7 | Movie with a climax but no plot? |
| 35% | DOAGOODBURN | 11 | Maintain forest health with a planned fire? |
| 35% | MGM | 3 | Movie studio with a mascot that roars |
| 35% | KITE | 4 | Toy with a tail that can fly |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | Opera with a slave girl |
| 35% | ATLANTA | 7 | With 34-Across, NFC South squad that is one of four NFL teams that plays their home games in a fixed-roof stadium |
| 35% | IDEALISTS | 9 | Those with a utopian outlook |
| 35% | CARBUFFS | 8 | Those with a driving passion? |
| 35% | CARMEN | 6 | Bizet opera that features a famous Toreador Song |
| 35% | ROCKYIII | 8 | 1982 film with a Madison Square Garden climax |
| 35% | PEPSI | 5 | Cola brand with a cinnamon-flavored Fire variety |
| 35% | PISA | 4 | City with a tower that's tilted 4° |
| 35% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with a name that sounds explosive |
| 35% | DEA | 3 | Org. with a museum that features cannabis exhibits |
| 35% | POLO | 4 | Shirt with a collar that might be popped |
| 35% | PAPA | 4 | Bear with a bed that was too hard |
| 35% | SEAHORSE | 8 | Fish with a curly tail that swims upright |