| 100% | INFLATE | 7 | Pufferfish __ into balloons when threatened |
| 42% | PUFFERFISH | 10 | One blowing up when threatened |
| 42% | PLAYDEAD | 8 | What possums do when threatened |
| 37% | ARMADILLO | 9 | It rolls up into a ball when threatened |
| 37% | ARMADILLO | 9 | Creature that rolls into a ball when threatened |
| 37% | BLOWFISH | 8 | Balloonfish, or __, puff up when threatened |
| 37% | BLOWFISH | 8 | This animal puffs up when threatened |
| 37% | PUFFER | 6 | Fish that blows up when threatened |
| 36% | SQUID | 5 | Undersea creature that squirts ink when threatened |
| 35% | ADDER | 5 | Puff ___ (snake that inflates its body when threatened) |
| 34% | IRONAGE | 7 | When coins came into common use |
| 34% | IRONAGE | 7 | When coins came into general use |
| 34% | SHATTER | 7 | When glass breaks into multiple pieces |
| 34% | IRONAGE | 7 | When bronze weaponry fell into disuse |
| 34% | LIFTOFF | 7 | When a rocket launches into space |
| 33% | REFLUX | 6 | When stomach acid moves into your throat |
| 33% | MITOSIS | 7 | When cells divide into two identical cells |
| 33% | SHARES | 6 | Purchase when buying into something |
| 32% | TWOAM | 5 | When daylight saving time officially goes into effect |
| 32% | STEAM | 5 | What water turns into when boiled |
| 32% | FROG | 4 | Turns into a prince when kissed |
| 32% | EXPERIMENTALERA | 15 | Time when laboratories came into vogue? |
| 32% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | __ moment; when everything falls into place |
| 32% | OHHI | 4 | Greeting when running into someone unexpectedly |
| 32% | AIR | 3 | What you blow into a balloon |
| 32% | AIR | 3 | It's pumped into a balloon |
| 32% | STALEMATE | 9 | When you can't move anywhere except into check |
| 32% | ETA | 3 | When the train should pull into the station: Abbr. |
| 32% | BURST | 5 | "The balloon ___ when it was pricked with a needle." |
| 31% | AIR | 3 | It's pumped into tires and balloons |