| 100% | MADEUP | 6 | Reconciled after a spat: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ORSO | 4 | Words after a rough guess: 2 wds. |
| 56% | EXCUSEME | 8 | Phrase said after a burp: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ORSO | 4 | Phrase after a ballpark figure: 2 wds. |
| 56% | MICDROP | 7 | Gesture after a stunning performance: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ORSO | 4 | Words after a rough estimate: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JETLAG | 6 | Difficulty adjusting after a long flight: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SNOWDAYS | 8 | School closings after a big blizzard: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DRYLAND | 7 | Welcome sight after a long sea voyage: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ITGUY | 5 | One providing assistance after a computer crash: 2 wds. |
| 55% | GETIT | 5 | "Did you ___?" (question after a bad joke): 2 wds. |
| 55% | FROGKICK | 8 | Breaststroke move named after a pond creature: 2 wds. |
| 55% | STLEO | 5 | Florida town named after a Pope: 2 wds. |
| 55% | FREETHROW | 9 | Basketball penalty awarded after a foul: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PIECHART | 8 | Circular graph named after a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANTLION | 7 | Pit-digging insect named after a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ABBEYROAD | 9 | Beatles album named after a street in London: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SANANDREAS | 10 | 2015 movie named after a fault line in California: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ANOSE | 5 | "Win by ___" (words after a tense horse race, say): 2 wds. |
| 53% | MICDROP | 7 | Singer's triumphant move after a performance: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TOOSOON | 7 | Disapproving words after a tasteless joke about a recent event: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SKILODGE | 8 | Place to warm up after a run down the slopes: 2 wds. |
| 53% | RIMSHOT | 7 | Snare drum sound effect after a performer's punch line: 2 wds. |
| 53% | KEYLARGO | 8 | 1948 Humphrey Bogart movie named after a place in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SORELOSER | 9 | Person who refuses to shake hands after a defeat, say: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SKILODGE | 8 | Where to hang out after a day of enjoying snowy slopes: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |
| 51% | IWON | 4 | "Victory is mine!" (jubilant cry after a game): 2 wds. |
| 51% | ISEE | 4 | "When can ___ you again?" (question after a date): 2 wds. |