| 100% | FIRSTGEAR | 9 | Someone on a mountain may be in this |
| 53% | HOLD | 4 | A caller may be on this |
| 52% | BORROWEDTIME | 12 | A daredevil may be living on this |
| 52% | AUTO | 4 | A camera may be set on this |
| 52% | ACTS | 4 | A play may be divided in these |
| 51% | ATM | 3 | Abbreviation that might be in neon letters on a convenience store window |
| 50% | PRIZE | 5 | What may be on the line in a competition |
| 50% | BIGDAY | 6 | It might be circled in red on a calendar |
| 50% | BLURB | 5 | This may be found on a jacket |
| 49% | USATODAY | 8 | It may be found in a box on the street |
| 49% | ASSES | 5 | They may be packed for a trip in the mountains |
| 49% | WET | 3 | It might be hard to get this in a desert |
| 49% | WIDENET | 7 | This might be cast in a police drama |
| 49% | CRICKET | 7 | On a spring night, you may hear this chirping insect in your garden |
| 49% | VISTA | 5 | There might be a good one on top of a mountain |
| 49% | SOS | 3 | Message that might be laid out in coconuts on a beach |
| 49% | CODE | 4 | A message from the Pentagon might be in this |
| 48% | CICADA | 6 | On a spring night, you may hear this high-pitched insect in a tree |
| 48% | DICE | 4 | Cubes that may be blown on for good luck in a casino |
| 48% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 48% | LOTUSPOSE | 9 | One who's meditating might be in this |
| 48% | ENGAGED | 7 | A ring on someone's left hand shows they are this |
| 47% | PUDDLE | 6 | Someone might splash in one on a rainy day |
| 47% | CSPAN | 5 | A political debate might be on this |
| 47% | RETROGRADE | 10 | Mercury might be in this |
| 47% | CAVE | 4 | Opening in a mountain that may be explored |
| 47% | INK | 3 | Your signature might be in this |
| 47% | WNBAFINALS | 10 | The Mercury might be in this |
| 46% | SOUTHPAW | 8 | Someone who might be called a "cuddy wifter" in the U.K. |
| 46% | TSA | 3 | A long line may be waiting for this, in brief |