| 100% | VEGGIE | 6 | Slang term for a beet or a zucchini, for example |
| 62% | HOG | 3 | Slang term for a motorcycle or a greedy person |
| 60% | SUIT | 4 | Slang term for a manager or business executive |
| 57% | JAVA | 4 | Slang term for coffee, or a programming language |
| 57% | KIWI | 4 | Slang term for a New Zealander, or a fruit |
| 55% | KIWI | 4 | Slang term for a New Zealander, or a bird from New Zealand |
| 51% | SNOOT | 5 | Snob, or a slang term for the nose |
| 51% | JAVA | 4 | Indonesian island, or a slang term for coffee |
| 50% | SNOOT | 5 | Snobby person, or a slang term for the nose |
| 50% | DAB | 3 | Little dollop ... or a slang term for hash oil |
| 49% | SPUD | 4 | Slang term for a potato |
| 49% | RUG | 3 | Slang term for a toupee |
| 49% | LEATHERNECK | 11 | Slang term for a Marine |
| 49% | RAT | 3 | Slang term for a traitor |
| 49% | JAB | 3 | Slang term for a vaccination |
| 49% | LEECH | 5 | Slang term for a freeloader |
| 49% | POOCH | 5 | Slang term for a dog |
| 48% | GAL | 3 | Alliterative term for a girl or a woman |
| 48% | AXE | 3 | Slang term for a rock guitar |
| 48% | RUG | 3 | Slang term for a bad hairpiece |
| 48% | RAG | 3 | Slang term for a tabloid newspaper |
| 48% | STRETCH | 7 | Slang term for a prison sentence |
| 48% | RUG | 3 | Slang term for a bad toupee |
| 48% | SHOOTINGSTAR | 12 | Slang term for a streak during a 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TIMEPIECE | 9 | Catch-all term for a watch or a clock |
| 48% | POEM | 4 | A sonnet or a haiku, for example |
| 48% | GUYLINER | 8 | Slang term for a cosmetic for men |
| 48% | SHIV | 4 | Slang term for a criminal's blade |
| 48% | SHIV | 4 | Slang term for a gangster's knife |
| 48% | POSSE | 5 | Slang term for a star's entourage |