| 100% | CURIOSITY | 9 | Proverbially, it killed the cat |
| 81% | CURIOSITY | 9 | It killed the cat |
| 64% | CURIOSITY | 9 | According to the proverb, it killed the cat |
| 62% | CURIOSITY | 9 | Inquisitiveness that killed the cat |
| 61% | CURIOSITY | 9 | It's said to have killed the cat |
| 59% | CURIOSITY | 9 | What killed the cat |
| 57% | VIDEO | 5 | It killed the radio star, per the Buggles |
| 57% | ADAGE | 5 | "Curiosity killed the cat" is one |
| 57% | ADAGE | 5 | "Curiosity killed the cat," e.g. |
| 52% | PEN | 3 | It vanquishes the sword, proverbially |
| 51% | SPHYNX | 6 | The __ cat is known for its hairless skin |
| 51% | HONESTY | 7 | Proverbially, it's the best policy |
| 51% | LAUGHTER | 8 | Proverbially, it's the best medicine |
| 51% | STORM | 5 | It comes after the calm, proverbially |
| 50% | SPEED | 5 | It can kill on the road |
| 50% | PEN | 3 | It's "mightier than the sword," proverbially |
| 49% | ACING | 5 | Killing it on the test |
| 49% | VARIETY | 7 | It is the spice of life, proverbially speaking |
| 49% | HERD | 4 | Do the impossible with cats, proverbially |
| 48% | SLAY | 4 | Kill it at the comedy club |
| 45% | SOCKS | 5 | The Clintons' White House cat, so named because of its white feet |
| 44% | MOUSE | 5 | It might be under the paw of a cat ... or a computer user |
| 44% | BALINESE | 8 | Cat breed not actually from the Indonesian island for which it's named |
| 44% | AZRAEL | 6 | "The Smurfs" cat that shares its name with the Angel of Death |
| 44% | RADIOSTAR | 9 | Video killed it in The Buggles' song |
| 43% | ATE | 3 | "Curiosity killed the cake and ___ it too," example of 50a that cautions against being too nosy |
| 43% | FELIX | 5 | ___ the Cat |
| 42% | MTM | 3 | ___ enterprises, sitcom producer of the 70s with a cat in its logo: Abbr. |
| 42% | MTM | 3 | ___ enterprises, sitcom producer of the '70s with a cat in its logo: Abbr. |
| 42% | TOM | 3 | The cat |