| 100% | BURNINGLOVE | 11 | Result of tossin' an old mitt on the fire? |
| 48% | MNO | 3 | Letters on the "6" of an old phone keypad |
| 46% | WHERETHERESAWILL | 16 | *Nero Wolfe title that plays on the start of an old adage |
| 46% | EDWYNN | 6 | Player of the Texaco Fire Chief, on old radio |
| 44% | TERR | 4 | Abbr. on an old map of the West |
| 42% | PTS | 3 | Letters appearing on the "5" key on old Spanish typewriters, intended as an abbreviated symbol for the currency of Spain |
| 41% | TAN | 3 | Result of sunning on the beach |
| 41% | HOTWINGS | 8 | Result of idling on the PHX tarmac? |
| 40% | BURP | 4 | Result of pats on an infant's back |
| 40% | TEDIUM | 6 | Result of constantly doing the same old same old |
| 40% | FREEZEFRAME | 11 | Result of hitting the pause button on a movie |
| 39% | SKID | 4 | Possible result of slamming on the brakes |
| 39% | HOWDAH | 6 | Platform on the back of an elephant |
| 39% | LASH | 4 | Hair on the edge of an eyelid |
| 39% | STAMP | 5 | Sticker on the corner of an envelope |
| 39% | NOSEART | 7 | Decoration on the front of an airplane |
| 39% | TYPO | 4 | Result of a slip of the finger on a keyboard |
| 39% | TOTAL | 5 | Result of adding up all the numbers on a sheet |
| 39% | BURP | 4 | Possible result of a pat on the back |
| 39% | TITLE | 5 | Info on the edge of an LP cover |
| 39% | TIRE | 4 | Spare roller on the back of an SUV |
| 39% | TEAM | 4 | Group on the same side of an argument |
| 39% | USS | 3 | Letters on the hull of an American warship |
| 39% | BLISTER | 7 | Observation dome on the fuselage of an aircraft |
| 39% | EDIT | 4 | Work on the first draft of an article |
| 39% | STAMP | 5 | Something stuck on the corner of an envelope |
| 39% | WATEROVERTHETAM | 15 | Result of the old bucket-above-the-door gag, in Scotland? |
| 38% | TAIL | 4 | Site of the 9-Across on an old nickel |
| 38% | DUI | 3 | Result of too many rusty nails on the road? |
| 38% | EROSION | 7 | Long-term result of a run on the bank? |