| 100% | COLDCASE | 8 | Police investigation that hasn't been active in years: 2 wds. |
| 52% | COLDCASE | 8 | Police investigation that was never solved: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DUSTY | 5 | Like a shelf that hasn't been cleaned in a while |
| 35% | OVERGROWN | 9 | Like a lawn that hasn't been mowed in a while |
| 35% | RCCOLA | 6 | Coke and Pepsi rival that was developed in 1905: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IFEAR | 5 | "___ that I will give in to my craving" (apprehension): 2 wds. |
| 35% | ICECREAM | 8 | Dessert that might be served in a cone: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FAYEDUNAWAY | 11 | She was Bonnie in "Bonnie and Clyde," which was released 50 years ago: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TAKESPART | 9 | Is involved in: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LOOSETEA | 8 | Leaves that are brewed in infusers (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ONTRIAL | 7 | Being judged in court: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CRIMINALMINDS | 13 | Joe Mantegna police procedural that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CMA | 3 | Nashville org. that hasn’t named a female Entertainer of the Year since Taylor Swift, in 2011 |
| 33% | IDEST | 5 | "That is," in Latin: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PINOTNOIR | 9 | Red wine that was popularized in the Academy Award-winning film "Sideways": 2 wds. |
| 33% | YOURESOVAIN | 11 | Carly Simon song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | LETSGETITON | 11 | Marvin Gaye song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (4 wds.) |
| 33% | BEERBRAT | 8 | Sausage that may be braised in lager (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MASTERSOFWAR | 12 | Song by Bob Dylan that was covered by Eddie Vedder to celebrate Dylan's 30 years in the music industry: 3 wds. |
| 32% | LOOSETEA | 8 | Leaves that are steeped in hot water (2 wds.) |
| 32% | IMJOKING | 8 | "That was meant in jest" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | REDMEAT | 7 | Meat that is darker in color when raw (2 wds) |
| 32% | CSINY | 5 | Police series that starred Gary Sinise: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CINCINNATIBENGALS | 17 | Team that hasn't won a Super Bowl in its 50-year existence |
| 31% | EASYAS | 6 | Classes that are simple to do very well in: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ASIS | 4 | Phrase on merchandise that can't be returned: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ASIS | 4 | Disclaimer on goods that can't be returned: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MYSTERY | 7 | Case that hasn't been closed? |
| 31% | ORE | 3 | Metal that hasn't been refined |
| 31% | WILDHONEY | 9 | Sweetener that hasn't been tamed |