| 100% | ORE | 3 | Rock obtained by a miner |
| 58% | ORE | 3 | Metal sought by a miner |
| 54% | INTEL | 5 | Info obtained by a spy |
| 53% | PICKAXE | 7 | Tool used by a miner (Germany) |
| 52% | LAUNCHCODE | 10 | Password obtained by a supercomputer in “WarGames” |
| 52% | ORE | 3 | Rock obtained from a mine |
| 51% | INTEL | 5 | Info obtained by a 62 Down, for short |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | Rock sought by miners |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | Rock mined by miners |
| 48% | AMP | 3 | One turned on by a rock star? |
| 47% | THUD | 4 | It may be made by a falling rock |
| 47% | LAVA | 4 | Molten rock expelled by a volcano |
| 47% | BOMB | 4 | Piece in the game Stratego that can only be defeated by a Miner |
| 46% | AMP | 3 | Piece of gear carried by a rock band's roadie |
| 46% | NUCOOWERPLANTS | 14 | Energy producers targeted by a famous 1979 rock concert series |
| 45% | ORE | 3 | Rock at a miner's workplace |
| 45% | TEN | 3 | Number of rings obtained by Shang-Chi, in a Marvel movie |
| 45% | ORE | 3 | Miner's rock and a word hidden in "Korea" |
| 45% | SPY | 3 | Person employed by a government to obtain the enemy's secrets |
| 43% | NEED | 4 | "I ___ to Know" (song by a rock artist who left us in 2017) |
| 43% | FOO | 3 | ___ Fighters, a rock band band fronted by Dave Grohl |
| 43% | EARPLUG | 7 | One of two worn by many a rock drummer |
| 43% | HEADLIGHT | 9 | Front shiner on a vehicle, or worn by miners |
| 42% | ONICE | 5 | Cooled by rocks, in a way |
| 42% | MINDSEYE | 8 | A critically acclaimed track by Australian hard rock band "Wolfmother": 2 wds. |
| 42% | MIX | 3 | "Love Is a ___ Tape" (memoir by rock critic Rob Sheffield) |
| 42% | ANDROMEDA | 9 | She was chained to a rock and saved by Perseus |
| 42% | TAPE | 4 | "Love Is a Mix ___" (memoir by rock critic Rob Sheffield) |
| 41% | LOKI | 4 | Mythological trickster who was punished by being held to a rock |
| 41% | NONAME | 6 | Song by rock band America, A Horse With __ |