| 100% | ANNEXER | 7 | Russia, vis-à-vis Crimea, in 2014 |
| 61% | CRIMEA | 6 | Yalta's location, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 |
| 54% | CRIMEA | 6 | Russia annexed this Ukrainian peninsula in 2014 |
| 52% | CRIMEA | 6 | Ukrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 |
| 52% | CRIMEA | 6 | Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 |
| 51% | INCARNATION | 11 | A pharaoh vis-à-vis Horus, in Egyptian myth |
| 51% | ERIC | 4 | Politician Cantor who lost a reelection bid in 2014 |
| 48% | CRIMEAN | 7 | Like the peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 |
| 47% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that debuted a Marshmallow Crispy variety in 2014 |
| 47% | YEARS | 5 | "12 ___ a Slave" (Best Picture Oscar winner in 2014) |
| 46% | OREO | 4 | Sandwich cookie that had a Pumpkin Spice version in 2014 |
| 46% | ISLEY | 5 | ___ Brothers, winners of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 |
| 46% | APES | 4 | Talking creatures in a 2014 film |
| 46% | SCOT | 4 | Voter in a 2014 independence referendum |
| 45% | PARK | 4 | "Same Trailer, Different ___," country album by Kacey Musgraves that won a Grammy Award in 2014 |
| 45% | ZANDRARHODES | 12 | Fashion designer appointed a CBE in 1997 and DBE in 2014 |
| 45% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that had a limited-edition Caramel Apple variety in 2014 |
| 45% | INDILA | 6 | French singer who released a song called "Love Story" in 2014 |
| 45% | ARK | 3 | Ship in a 2014 Russell Crowe film |
| 45% | ARK | 3 | Ship in a 2014 Russell Crowe epic |
| 45% | SELMA | 5 | City in a 2014 Ava DuVernay movie |
| 45% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand in a 2014 hit film |
| 44% | KEN | 3 | "Jeopardy!" whiz Jennings who appeared on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2014 |
| 44% | LOOKALIKE | 9 | Owen Wilson vis-à-vis the Statue of Liberty, in a meme |
| 44% | TROUT | 5 | Mike ___, two-time A.L. M.V.P. in 2014 and 2016 |
| 44% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that introduced a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup variety in 2014 |
| 44% | BALACLAVA | 9 | Knit cap named for a place in Crimea |
| 44% | ARK | 3 | Big boat in a 2014 Russell Crowe film |
| 44% | LEGO | 4 | Toy block brand in a 2014 hit film |