| 100% | WEIGHT | 6 | Pounds as judged by the scale |
| 43% | MESH | 4 | Hashtag symbol, also known as the pound sign, number sign, hex, comment sign and occasionally by this |
| 43% | OCEANSIDE | 9 | By the sea, as a resort |
| 43% | STRAY | 5 | Pickup by the pound? |
| 41% | SIDEREAL | 8 | Determined by the stars, as time |
| 41% | MUTTS | 5 | They're dispensed by the pound |
| 41% | BAKEOFF | 7 | TV show once judged by the aptly named Mary Berry, familiarly |
| 41% | SEISM | 5 | It's measured by the Richter scale |
| 41% | DOGS | 4 | They may be measured by the pound |
| 41% | STRAYS | 6 | They may be measured by the pound |
| 41% | MUTT | 4 | One might be measured by the pound |
| 41% | DOGS | 4 | They might be gathered by the pound |
| 41% | DOG | 3 | One may be fed by the pound |
| 40% | ASTIR | 5 | Up and about, judging by the banging and clomping coming from above |
| 40% | ASSAY | 5 | Judge the value of, as ore |
| 40% | UPBEFORE | 8 | Facing, as the judge |
| 39% | ENZYMES | 7 | Proteins created by the body to act as catalysts |
| 39% | ALLRISE | 7 | Directive as the judge enters |
| 38% | NEO | 3 | Movie character referred to by the villain as "Mr. Anderson" |
| 38% | MAKINGENDSMEET | 14 | Economizing, as represented by the shaded squares? |
| 38% | CUTTINGCORNERS | 14 | Economizing, as represented by the circled squares? |
| 38% | ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE | 15 | Hand, as depicted by the circled letters |
| 38% | LIFESIZED | 9 | To the same scale as reality |
| 38% | SAT | 3 | Took the bench, as a judge |
| 38% | PROVEN | 6 | Established as the truth by evidence |
| 38% | HEROICS | 7 | Common behavior of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. and Douglas MacArthur, judging by the medals they got |
| 38% | MISSISSIPPIRIVER | 16 | It was known by the Algonquin as the "Father of Waters" |
| 38% | SKIN | 4 | "...not be judged by the color of their ___, but by the content of their character": MLK |
| 37% | RIDEOFF | 7 | Leave by horseback, as into the sunset |
| 37% | ODD | 3 | Unexpectedly by itself, as in the dryer |