| 100% | FAM | 3 | Slang word for close friend, like a relative |
| 54% | JIFF | 4 | Slang word for a short time that sounds like a peanut butter brand |
| 53% | NIECE | 5 | Word for a relative that sounds like a French city |
| 48% | SPUD | 4 | Slang word for a potato |
| 48% | SNAPPER | 7 | Slang word for a photographer |
| 48% | CHOW | 4 | Slang word for "food," like "grub" |
| 48% | STOGIE | 6 | Slang word for a cheap cigar |
| 47% | BREW | 4 | Slang word for a cup of tea |
| 46% | DEAR | 4 | Like a close friend |
| 45% | JAVA | 4 | Slang word for "coffee" that's also a programming language |
| 45% | POOCHES | 7 | A slang word for small dogs |
| 45% | TIGHTKNIT | 9 | Like a group of close friends |
| 45% | PAD | 3 | Slang word for home, e.g a bachelor's |
| 44% | AMI | 3 | French word for a friend |
| 44% | PAL | 3 | Another word for a friend |
| 44% | SOVEREIGN | 9 | Word for a supreme ruler, like a monarch |
| 43% | EAU | 3 | Word for a liquid that sounds like a letter |
| 43% | BINGLING | 8 | Australian word for crashing, like a car |
| 42% | BRIMMED | 7 | Word for hats with a turned-up edge, like a fedora |
| 42% | ADRIFT | 6 | Word for "aimless" that looks like a synonym of 15-Across |
| 41% | PLATTE | 6 | River whose name sounds like a word for a map |
| 41% | BANANA | 6 | Fruit that sounds like a toddler's word for "grandmother" |
| 41% | DORMANT | 7 | Temporarily inactive, like a volcano, also another word for "lazy" |
| 41% | ATBAY | 5 | Two words for fended off, like a doctor kept away |
| 41% | RAZE | 4 | A word for destroy that sounds like raise |
| 41% | POSSE | 5 | Slang for a group of people with like traits |
| 40% | MINIFIG | 7 | Word for a small collectible that sounds like a word for a small fruit |
| 40% | APPLET | 6 | Word for a small program that sounds like a word for a small fruit |
| 40% | KEW | 3 | London botanic-gardens site that sounds like a Londoner’s word for “line” |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | A word for a performer, like what's in the sky |