| 100% | OPERATION | 9 | Process in which a number is altered or changed |
| 43% | CRAPS | 5 | Gambling game using two dice in which a player wins if 7 or 11 is thrown |
| 41% | DELTA | 5 | Triangular Greek letter which is a symbol of change in math |
| 41% | ROULETTE | 8 | Gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning wheel divided into numbered slots |
| 41% | QUOITS | 6 | Game in which rings of metal or rope are tossed at a stake in the ground |
| 40% | ORANG | 5 | Critter of which there is a surprisingly small number left in the world |
| 40% | COSMICEXPANSION | 15 | Process in which the universe changes scale |
| 39% | ELECTION | 8 | Democratic process in which votes are cast |
| 39% | ADAPTATION | 10 | *2002 movie in which a Susan Orlean work is described as “that sprawling New Yorker shit” . . . or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 38% | ASL | 3 | In which a single raised pinkie is an "i": Abbr. |
| 38% | TRIALS | 6 | Processes in which suspects might be found guilty |
| 38% | SUMO | 4 | Sport in which a grand champion is "yokozuna" |
| 38% | SKAT | 4 | Game in which a player may be schneidered |
| 38% | BALLET | 6 | Dance in which a tutu might be worn |
| 38% | BATHROOM | 8 | Room in which a rainshower might be found |
| 38% | CHIASMUS | 8 | Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" |
| 38% | GRADUATIONPHOTO | 15 | Pic in which a diploma might be held up |
| 38% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 38% | ORION | 5 | Stars in which a belt is seen |
| 38% | SUMO | 4 | Sport in which a mawashi is worn |
| 38% | COLLET | 6 | Rim in which a gem is set |
| 38% | RELAY | 5 | Race in which a baton is passed |
| 38% | USAGE | 5 | Way in which a word is employed |
| 37% | ROTOGRAVURE | 11 | Printing process using a cylinder with small recesses from which ink is transferred to paper in a rotary press |
| 37% | KARATE | 6 | Martial art in which a black belt is the best |
| 37% | VIRTUALREALITY | 14 | Field in which a helmet and gloves are often worn |
| 37% | POWER | 5 | How many times a number is multiplied by itself, in math |
| 37% | STIFF | 5 | "Lucky ___" (musical in which a dead body is taken on vacation) |
| 37% | KENO | 4 | Casino game in which a caller might announce the winning numbers |
| 37% | USECASE | 7 | Potential scenario in which a piece of software might be helpful |