| 100% | IMSHORT | 7 | Remark from the financially or vertically challenged |
| 41% | NEIGHS | 6 | Remarks from the barn |
| 41% | IHEARDTHAT | 10 | Remark from the sharp-eared |
| 39% | BYE | 3 | Last remark from the cricket |
| 39% | SNIPE | 5 | Make catty remarks from the side |
| 38% | POLAR | 5 | From the Arctic or Antarctic |
| 37% | ACK | 3 | Remark from Cathy, in the comics |
| 37% | ASIDE | 5 | Remark from an actor to the audience |
| 37% | LATERAL | 7 | From the side, think medicine or anatomy |
| 36% | ANDEAN | 6 | From the highlands of Bolivia or Peru, say |
| 36% | BAA | 3 | Remark from a ram or ewe |
| 36% | HADATIT | 7 | Didn't shrink from the challenge |
| 36% | RIDDLE | 6 | Challenge from the sphinx |
| 35% | IKNOWAPLACE | 11 | Remark from someone with the perfect spot in mind |
| 34% | ASIAN | 5 | From Japan or the Philippines, perhaps |
| 34% | URBAN | 5 | From, or relating to the city |
| 34% | OLDIE | 5 | Song from the '50s or '60s |
| 34% | ROSE | 4 | Gift from the Bachelor or Bachelorette |
| 34% | ASIAN | 5 | From Indonesia or the Philippines, perhaps |
| 34% | ERR | 3 | Stray from the right course or accepted standards; sin |
| 34% | DEERSKIN | 8 | Made from the hide of a doe or stag |
| 34% | SNAKEBITE | 9 | Wound from the fangs of a viper or adder |
| 34% | BISHOP | 6 | X-Men member from the future, Lucas or Red __ |
| 34% | RECESS | 6 | Break from the classroom or the courtroom |
| 34% | OLDIES | 6 | Music from the '50s or '60s, say |
| 34% | AWRY | 4 | Away from the usual or expected course |
| 34% | MEDIEVAL | 8 | From or relating to the Middle Ages |
| 33% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word from the Greek for "perfect place" or "no place" |
| 33% | AROMAS | 6 | Fragrances from the kitchen or a flowerbed, say |
| 33% | CHEATS | 6 | Deals from the bottom or marks cards, say |