| 100% | RUT | 3 | Settled routine, stuck in a ___, used to describe a lack of excitement |
| 48% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 46% | EON | 3 | Used to describe a huge amount of time |
| 46% | BABY | 4 | Tiny tot or word used to describe a shade of 16a |
| 45% | TELL | 4 | To explain something, also used to describe a giveaway in Poker |
| 44% | CAFE | 4 | Place in a bookstore to get a cup of coffee or use Wi-Fi |
| 44% | PLOT | 4 | Term used to describe the storyline of a TV show |
| 44% | STUMP | 5 | Any of the three upright wooden sticks used in cricket to form part of a wicket |
| 42% | CAMEO | 5 | Term used to describe a brief appearance by a celebrity in a TV show |
| 42% | FINALE | 6 | Term used to describe the last episode of a TV show |
| 42% | UNDER | 5 | "To be snowed ___," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe an overload of work |
| 41% | ADSORB | 6 | Stick to a surface in a thin layer of molecules |
| 41% | CUE | 3 | Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 41% | CUE | 3 | Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 41% | PROPMAN | 7 | In charge of things to be used onstage in a play |
| 40% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 40% | VERSATILE | 9 | Able to be used in a number of different ways |
| 40% | SIDE | 4 | ___ Effect, unintended consequence that's commonly used to describe the adverse effect of a medicine |
| 39% | DOUBLE | 6 | "___ dipper," iconic phrase from "Seinfeld" used to describe someone who dips a chip twice in the same dip |
| 39% | MATTE | 5 | Mask used to blank out part of an image in a film so that another can be superimposed |
| 38% | WARPPIPE | 8 | Piece of plumbing used to travel to a different area, in Super Mario Bros. |
| 38% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 38% | SEMICOLON | 9 | Punctuation mark used to indicate a pause intermediate in length between that of a comma and a full stop |
| 38% | REDACTED | 8 | Used a black marker on ... or a hint to three chunks of black squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | ADJECTIVE | 9 | Word used to describe a noun |
| 38% | CELSHADING | 10 | Technique often used to make 3D images appear in the style of a comic book |
| 38% | MADAM | 5 | Used to address a woman of high social status |
| 38% | DUN | 3 | Brownish shade used to describe a cow |
| 37% | RUT | 3 | Stuck in a ___ (mundane routine) |
| 37% | RUT | 3 | Stuck in a ___ (monotonous routine) |