| 100% | EHT | 3 | Project that combines data from very-long-baseline interferometry stations and can observe distant black holes (abbr) |
| 23% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white seabird that can't fly |
| 22% | ITAL | 4 | From the nation that gave us pizza and Parmesan: Abbr. |
| 22% | IRE | 3 | Country that U2 and Hozier are from: Abbr. |
| 22% | NSA | 3 | Government group that can monitor cell phone data: Abbr. |
| 22% | NSA | 3 | Government group that collects phone and email data: Abbr. |
| 22% | BEE | 3 | Something black and yellow that can't see red |
| 22% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that can be derived from peanuts and coconuts |
| 22% | IRE | 3 | Country that U2 and Colin Farrell are from: Abbr. |
| 22% | FDS | 3 | Software that tracks smoke and heat from flames: Abbr. |
| 22% | DNA | 3 | Material that can be analyzed from a mouth swab: Abbr. |
| 22% | TNT | 3 | Minecraft block that can be created from gunpowder and sand |
| 22% | IRE | 3 | Country that singers Bono, Enya, and Hozier are from: Abbr. |
| 21% | DNA | 3 | Genetic material that can be extracted from hair or saliva: Abbr. |
| 21% | MTHOOD | 6 | Volcano that can be seen from Portland, Oregon: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 21% | SMOKE | 5 | Shape-shifting "monster" from "Lost" that is black and cloud-like |
| 21% | TNT | 3 | Block that can be formed from Gunpowder and Sand, in Minecraft |
| 21% | CDS | 3 | Music recordings that can be stored in racks and towers: Abbr. |
| 21% | DRILL | 5 | "Power" tool that makes holes ... and a character from 43a named Spinner |
| 21% | CITRATE | 7 | Salt that can be derived from the acid in lemons and limes |
| 21% | ANI | 3 | Black long tailed bird from the Cuckoo family, found mostly in Central and South America |
| 21% | FOOD | 4 | Snack or main course ... and something that you can get delivered from restaurants |
| 21% | USA | 3 | Country that's less than 100 miles from both Russia and Cuba: Abbr. |
| 21% | CGA | 3 | IBM's first PC card from 1981 that was to become a computer display standard instead of merely black and white (abbr.) |
| 20% | ANCIENT | 7 | Dating from very long ago |
| 20% | REI | 3 | Retailer that abstained from Black Friday in 2015 and launched an #OptOutside movement instead |
| 20% | SKA | 3 | Ongoing radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa, that's planned to start generating data in the late 2020s (abbr.) |
| 20% | HOP | 3 | Word that can follow "bunny" and "Lindy" to make dances from the mid-1900s |
| 20% | HAIL | 4 | Pellets of ice from the sky that could cause damage to buildings and cars |
| 20% | ATM | 3 | Device that could be linked to networks such as PLUS, Cirrus, and STAR: Abbr. |