| 100% | SPELL | 5 | Say "C-H-E-E-S-E"? |
| 94% | SPELL | 5 | Say "C-H-E-E-S-E," for example |
| 81% | BENZ | 4 | C-Class, E-Class, or S-Class, casually |
| 80% | SHOOTHOOPS | 10 | Play H-O-R-S-E, say |
| 78% | EXTENDEDSTAY | 12 | C o r s e t p a r t |
| 75% | SPELLS | 6 | Says "R-E-S-P-E-C-T," e.g. |
| 72% | SPACED | 6 | L i k e t h i s |
| 71% | VIPS | 4 | C.E.O.'s, e.g. |
| 71% | ELIDE | 5 | Say "fo'c'sle," e.g. |
| 70% | DANE | 4 | H.C. Andersen, e.g. |
| 70% | STAT | 4 | H.R.'s, e.g. |
| 69% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 67% | WIDERECEIVER | 12 | T e l e p h o n e h a n d s e t |
| 67% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | C. P. and E. B.'s essay on purity? |
| 64% | SPELT | 5 | Said "C-O-L-O-U-R," e.g. |
| 64% | APPHYSICS | 9 | H.S. class for future engineers, say |
| 64% | DEPT | 4 | Agric. or H.H.S., e.g. |
| 64% | MAC | 3 | "___ and C.H.E.E.S.E." show in which Joey plays a character in "Friends" |
| 63% | SOARED | 6 | Hit high C's, say |
| 63% | SEGAR | 5 | Popeye's creator E. C. ___ |
| 63% | CHEMICALSYMBOLS | 15 | B C F H I K N O P S U V W Y |
| 63% | DRUG | 4 | H, e.g. |
| 63% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 63% | SPELL | 5 | Say "C-A-T" or "D-O-G," e.g. |
| 62% | SPELLS | 6 | Says "D-O-G" or "C-A-T," e.g. |
| 62% | INITIAL | 7 | "C" or "S" in C.S. Lewis, e.g. |
| 62% | STUTTER | 7 | Say "Th-th-th-that's all, folks," e.g. |
| 62% | SIGN | 4 | Say "cheese" by rubbing one's palms together, e.g. |
| 62% | FAUN | 4 | C.S. Lewis's Mr. Tumnus, e.g. |
| 62% | SPELL | 5 | Say "S-W-I-F-T," e.g. |