| 100% | CONUNDRUM | 9 | Puzzle or enigma |
| 56% | ENIGMA | 6 | Puzzle or code to be cracked |
| 56% | PERPLEX | 7 | To puzzle or confuse |
| 55% | CRYPTIC | 7 | Puzzling or enigmatic, e.g. crossword clues |
| 55% | CONUNDRUM | 9 | A taxing puzzle or problem |
| 53% | DEDUCING | 8 | Working out a puzzle or mystery |
| 53% | WORDPLAY | 8 | Creative, fun language puzzles or puns |
| 53% | BEMUSE | 6 | Puzzle, stun, or bewilder |
| 53% | ENIGMA | 6 | Puzzling person or thing |
| 53% | POSER | 5 | Puzzling question or problem |
| 53% | RIDDLE | 6 | Puzzling joke or conundrum |
| 50% | JIGSAW | 6 | Puzzle solved without pen or pencil |
| 49% | CUBIC | 5 | Like Rubik's puzzle, or like zirconias |
| 48% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle sometimes made with hedges or in cornfields |
| 47% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | Zinger ... or this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | TEASER | 6 | Brain __; challenging clue or word puzzle |
| 47% | ENIGMA | 6 | Something difficult to grasp or puzzling |
| 46% | PEOPLEOFTHEEARTH | 16 | Humankind … or a title for this puzzle |
| 46% | MAANDPA | 7 | Kettles ... or the theme of this puzzle |
| 46% | AUPAIR | 6 | Domestic … or a title for this puzzle |
| 46% | RIDDLE | 6 | A misleading or puzzling statement or question |
| 46% | TALENT | 6 | Juggling, singing, or puzzle-solving, e.g. |
| 45% | THREERINGCIRCUS | 15 | Confusing situation ... or what this puzzle contains literally? |
| 45% | MUSICROYALTY | 12 | Songwriter's compensation, or this puzzle's "Kings"? |
| 45% | HANDSET | 7 | Phone part ... or a title for this puzzle? |
| 45% | SMALLTALK | 9 | Chitchat ... or an apt title for this puzzle? |
| 45% | AGAINSTALLODDS | 14 | How an extreme underdog wins ... or this puzzle? |
| 45% | NAMEDROPPER | 11 | Supercilious sort ... or the title for this puzzle |
| 45% | ESCAPE | 6 | __ game or room, designed to puzzle those trapped |
| 45% | GREYMATTER | 10 | Brains ... or this puzzle's four shaded names? |