| 100% | APOSTROPHE | 10 | Punctuation mark used to indicate possession |
| 78% | SEMICOLON | 9 | Punctuation mark used to indicate a pause |
| 69% | SEMICOLON | 9 | Punctuation mark used to indicate a pause intermediate in length between that of a comma and a full stop |
| 53% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark often used to separate words in a list |
| 47% | VANE | 4 | Used to indicate wind direction |
| 46% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark used when listing items |
| 46% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark used in this clue, appropriately |
| 45% | PRE | 3 | Word used to indicate "before" |
| 45% | PARALLEL | 8 | Imaginary line used to indicate latitude |
| 45% | NOTCH | 5 | Indentation mark used to keep score |
| 45% | SCAREQUOTES | 11 | Punctuation marks indicating irony |
| 44% | COMMAS | 6 | Punctuation marks that indicate pauses |
| 44% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark indicating a pause |
| 43% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman |
| 43% | EMDASH | 6 | Punctuation mark akin to a semicolon |
| 43% | ENDASH | 6 | Punctuation mark similar to a hyphen |
| 43% | BRACKET | 7 | Punctuation mark similar to a parenthesis |
| 43% | DASH | 4 | Punctuation mark similar to a hyphen |
| 43% | NEE | 3 | Word used to indicate a woman's maiden name |
| 43% | VANES | 5 | Devices used to indicate the direction of the wind |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
| 42% | EXIT | 4 | Red sign used to indicate where to leave a place |
| 42% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark next to M on a keyboard |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Word used to indicate the family name of a married woman |
| 41% | SEMICOLON | 9 | Comma-like punctuation mark to separate clauses |
| 41% | PRIVET | 6 | Shrub often used to mark a boundary |
| 40% | AIR | 3 | ___ quotes (used to indicate an ironic use of a word) |
| 40% | ACORN | 5 | Symbol used to mark England's National Trails |
| 40% | CAIRN | 5 | Pile of stones used to mark a trail |
| 40% | MASKING | 7 | __ tape, adhesive used to mark off painting areas |