| 100% | PUZZLE | 6 | Question or problem to test ingenuity |
| 47% | PUZZLE | 6 | Baffling game or toy; problem to test brainpower |
| 46% | POSER | 5 | Baffling question or problem |
| 46% | POSER | 5 | Puzzling question or problem |
| 45% | UNRESOLVED | 10 | Question or problem that remains unanswered or disputed |
| 41% | ASK | 3 | To enquire or question |
| 41% | DIAGNOSTIC | 10 | Test to find the problem |
| 41% | CANI | 4 | Question to mom or dad |
| 40% | ASK | 3 | To pose or say a question |
| 40% | ASSAYS | 6 | Tests done to ore or minerals |
| 39% | CONUNDRUM | 9 | A riddle or problem that's difficult to solve |
| 39% | PUZZLE | 6 | A game designed to test your skills or knowledge |
| 39% | CALCULATE | 9 | To count or work out mathematical problems |
| 39% | ISSUES | 6 | Problems or obstacles to overcome |
| 39% | SOLUTIONS | 9 | Answers to problems or riddles |
| 38% | TRYOUT | 6 | Test or put to experimental use |
| 37% | ANSWERS | 7 | Replies to questions, either right or wrong |
| 37% | KNEEL | 5 | Bend down to pray or pop the question |
| 37% | COOPERATE | 9 | Work together to solve a problem or puzzle |
| 37% | CHALLENGE | 9 | Trial or test to prove one's worth |
| 36% | PASSMARK | 8 | Score needed to succeed in a test or exam |
| 35% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy problem? ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | FILLINTHEBLANK | 14 | Test format ... or a hint to understanding three of this puzzle's clues |
| 35% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | First state to adopt an official state question ("Red or green?") |
| 34% | PARALLELPARKING | 15 | Driving test challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 33% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | Completes a road test maneuver ... or the answers to starred clues, as arranged |
| 33% | ACTINGMAYOR | 11 | "To govern or not to govern. That is the question." |
| 33% | THAT | 4 | "To be, or not to be, ___ is the question" |
| 33% | ROOMFORDESSERT | 14 | Question from a server, or what was needed to create the answer to each starred clue |
| 33% | POLYGRAPH | 9 | Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |