| 100% | UFOS | 4 | Phenomena in "Mars Attacks!" and "Arrival," briefly |
| 50% | UFOS | 4 | Phenomena featured in "Nope" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still," briefly |
| 45% | SPR | 3 | Mar. arrival, in theory |
| 42% | AMBUSH | 6 | Lie in wait and attack |
| 42% | DISEASE | 7 | Heart ___ can lead to heart attacks and runs in families |
| 42% | DUSTSTORM | 9 | Weather phenomenon of Earth and Mars |
| 42% | MIDFIELD | 8 | In soccer, ahead of defense and behind attack |
| 41% | TIDE | 4 | Ocean phenomenon that goes in and out |
| 41% | ETS | 3 | "Mars Attacks!" attackers, briefly |
| 40% | FLYING | 6 | __ kicks, airborne attacks in karate and kung fu |
| 40% | AIRRAID | 7 | Italy and India implicated in bungled radar attack |
| 40% | GRAD | 4 | One in a cap and gown, briefly |
| 39% | ANDY | 4 | ___ and Angela, couple who were briefly engaged in "The Office" |
| 39% | SXSW | 4 | Annual music and film festival founded in 1987, briefly |
| 37% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Nicholson role in "Mars Attacks!" |
| 36% | STORM | 5 | Windy and cold natural phenomenon that comes after the calm, in a saying |
| 36% | PDAS | 4 | Smooching in a crowded park and such, briefly |
| 35% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Position in chess where 13d has no escape and the attacking player wins the game |
| 34% | BUTTERFLYEFFECT | 15 | Phenomenon in chaos theory |
| 34% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 33% | UFO | 3 | Phenomenon in some grainy videos |
| 33% | EDDY | 4 | Phenomenon in a draining bathtub |
| 33% | ODIN | 4 | War god who appears briefly in "Thor: Love and Thunder" |
| 33% | TIMEWARP | 8 | "In one era and out the other" phenomenon? |
| 33% | PAM | 3 | Grier of Mars Attacks! |
| 33% | PREYED | 6 | Attacked and ate like a predator |
| 33% | ETA | 3 | In-flight announcement, briefly |
| 33% | ETA | 3 | In-flight info, briefly |
| 33% | ETAS | 4 | In-flight approximations, briefly |