| 100% | DARKAGES | 8 | Period often characterized as one of violence and backwardness, but in fact is a period of lack of records |
| 34% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 33% | JURYDUTY | 8 | Service in a court proceeding, often as one of 12 |
| 32% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | Arthropod named as it was thought to have a 100 legs but in fact has a varying number |
| 31% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 31% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 31% | PITSAW | 6 | Cutting tool handled by two people, one of whom is often standing in a hole in the ground |
| 31% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 31% | VANE | 4 | In Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada a Douglas DC-3 at the international airport is now used as one of these weather indicators |
| 30% | LOUIS | 5 | ___ Armstrong, trumpeter and "What a Wonderful World" musician who is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 30% | PRESLEY | 7 | Elvis ___, a singer who is often referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 30% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 30% | NOVICE | 6 | As a Carthusian, wearing a dark cloak over your white habit; you are in all probability one of these |
| 30% | DREYFUS | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Julia Louis-___, who starred in "Seinfeld" and was once a part of SNL |
| 30% | AYRTONSENNA | 11 | Brazilian F1 driver, regarded as one of the best ever, and died in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix : 2 wds. |
| 30% | BANQUET | 7 | Elaborate meal that is often ceremonious and hosted in honor of a person |
| 30% | POEHLER | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Amy, who starred in "Parks and Recreation" and was once a member of SNL |
| 30% | ECARTE | 6 | In ballet, a position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body |
| 30% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 29% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 29% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 29% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 29% | LAMA | 4 | Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born as Lhamo Dhondup in 1935, turned out to be a very important one of these |
| 29% | EMMA | 4 | I played Sam in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and I was appointed as a UN Goodwill ambassador |
| 29% | TELEMARK | 8 | In skiing, a turn in which one ski is placed far forward of the other and turned gradually inwards |
| 29% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 29% | ABLOOM | 6 | Rafflesia arnoldii produces one of these that is huge and rare and is a sight to behold, but it stinks! |
| 29% | SOCK | 4 | One of a pair often lost in the laundry |
| 29% | MONOGYNY | 8 | Practice of males mating with one female, but not vice versa, as in bees and ants |