| 100% | EMIRPITTANCE | 12 | Paltry stipend for a Middle Eastern leader? |
| 52% | ARAB | 4 | Horse breed named for a Middle Eastern region |
| 51% | IRAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country with a Supreme Leader |
| 43% | OMAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country bordered by Yemen, and famous for a mixed rice dish named Kabsa |
| 43% | EMIRS | 5 | Middle Eastern leaders |
| 42% | YEMENENEMY | 10 | Adversary for visitors to a Middle Eastern nation? |
| 42% | TABOULEH | 8 | A middle eastern salad |
| 41% | HUMMUS | 6 | A Middle Eastern chickpea dip |
| 41% | SAUDI | 5 | A Middle Eastern country, __ Arabia |
| 41% | SEMITE | 6 | A Middle Eastern native, most likely |
| 40% | IRANI | 5 | Of a Middle Eastern country |
| 39% | GOLDAMEIR | 9 | Middle Eastern leader who grew up in Milwaukee |
| 39% | KOFTE | 5 | A Middle Eastern meatball, sometimes on a stick |
| 39% | OMANI | 5 | National of a Middle Eastern country |
| 39% | ARAB | 4 | Native of a Middle Eastern peninsula |
| 39% | OMANI | 5 | Resident of a Middle Eastern sultanate |
| 39% | MILE | 4 | Length for a middle-distance runner |
| 39% | JOETHEPLUMBER | 13 | Metaphor for a middle-class American |
| 39% | BAKLAVA | 7 | A Middle Eastern dessert of filo, nuts and honey |
| 39% | FALAFELSTAND | 12 | Spot to grab a Middle Eastern sandwich |
| 39% | DADBOD | 6 | Typical physique for a middle-aged guy |
| 39% | MILETIME | 8 | Important number for a middle-distance runner |
| 39% | BEY | 3 | The Turkish title for a tribal leader |
| 38% | OTITIS | 6 | __ media, another word for a middle ear infection |
| 38% | PITA | 4 | Middle Eastern bread with a pocket |
| 37% | ARABS | 5 | A bar's laid out for Middle Eastern inhabitants |
| 37% | NASCARDAD | 9 | Demographic shorthand for a middle-aged, working-class man |
| 37% | OMAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country ruled by a sultan |
| 37% | KEBAB | 5 | Middle Eastern food order from a grill |
| 37% | ADENYEMEN | 9 | Middle Eastern city on a namesake gulf |