| 100% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate whose treasure is recovered in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 50% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate captain mentioned in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 43% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate whose hidden treasure inspired "The Gold-Bug" |
| 38% | ANT | 3 | The insect that is the protagonist in "A Bug's Life" |
| 36% | ALASKA | 6 | State whose flag, with eight gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, was designed by a 13-year-old |
| 35% | BANKSY | 6 | Graffiti artist and painter whose works include 2018's Love is in the Bin |
| 35% | ALIBABA | 7 | Chinese company whose 2014 I.P.O. was the world's largest in history |
| 35% | SCARAB | 6 | Bug that inspired Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 35% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 34% | MARINECORPS | 11 | Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S. |
| 34% | HERBIE | 6 | The Love Bug was the first __ movie, in 1968 |
| 34% | FLU | 3 | Bug that sounds like it was in the air? |
| 34% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 34% | MALI | 4 | Country whose flag stripe colors are exactly the same as Guinea's except in reverse order |
| 34% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate captain whose treasure was thought to be buried on Oak Island |
| 34% | CANTOR | 6 | One whose lead is followed in the service |
| 34% | TRAPEZEARTISTS | 14 | Ones whose jobs are up in the air? |
| 34% | {BUD}DHA | 8 | Figure whose reincarnations are documented in the Jātakas |
| 33% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American women's tennis champ whose sister Serena is also a legend in the sport: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 33% | COPPERPOT | 9 | This Chester was a treasure hunter in The Goonies |
| 33% | JERRYWEST | 9 | Athlete whose silhouette is used in the NBA logo |
| 33% | ARAL | 4 | Sea whose Wikipedia article is in the past tense |
| 33% | IKEA | 4 | Swedish store whose largest location is in the Philippines |
| 33% | IKEA | 4 | Swedish chain whose largest store is in the Philippines |
| 33% | AVA | 3 | Actress Gardner whose Hollywood heyday was in the 1950s |
| 33% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 33% | TESLA | 5 | Company whose first car was the Roadster, in 2008 |
| 33% | NSYNC | 5 | Musical group whose album "No Strings Attached" was the highest-selling album of 2000 in the U.S. |
| 33% | FAA | 3 | Agcy. whose future is up in the air? |