| 100% | TRY | 3 | Something worth four points in the league but worth five if you're unionized |
| 32% | JKQXZ | 5 | In alphabetical order, the five letters each worth at least five points in Scrabble |
| 31% | TDS | 3 | They're worth four points when "passing," in fantasy: abbr. |
| 31% | AREA | 4 | "Drop by if you're ever in the ___!" |
| 31% | AREA | 4 | "Drop by if you're ever in the ___" |
| 31% | DRAB | 4 | Olive color that's great if you're a grunt eating in the desert but not so great when you're appearing at the Grammy Awards |
| 31% | BROWN | 5 | Ball worth four points in snooker |
| 31% | ACE | 3 | Card worth four points in bridge |
| 30% | AREA | 4 | "Get in touch if you're ever in the ___" |
| 30% | MICROS | 6 | PCs, if you're still living in the '80s |
| 30% | STAB | 4 | Something to take when you're in the dark |
| 30% | BROWNBALL | 9 | It is worth four points in snooker |
| 30% | ACE | 3 | Card worth four points in contract bridge |
| 30% | SAFETY | 6 | Score worth two points in the NFL |
| 30% | ENS | 3 | Army rank abolished in 1815 but you can join the USN if you really want one |
| 30% | TURTLE | 6 | Something you might see crawling on the beaches of Gabon, if you're lucky |
| 30% | DOTTEDTHEIS | 11 | Attended to details, and what you've done in five places if you've completed the puzzle |
| 30% | NECK | 4 | "Drop by if you're ever in my ___ of the woods" |
| 30% | ACE | 3 | Card worth four points in evaluating a bridge hand |
| 30% | TOUCHDOWN | 9 | Most valuable score worth six points in the NFL |
| 29% | NSFW | 4 | "Don't look at this if you're in the office!": Abbr. |
| 29% | DIE | 3 | Word that appears in the titles of three Bond films (or four, if you count one ending in “s”) |
| 29% | TRY | 3 | Score worth five points in rugby union resulting from the grounding of the ball in the opponents' in-goal area |
| 28% | LGBT | 4 | Like the group you're in if you're out, for short |
| 28% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which the answers to the starred clues are legal plays but cannot be formed even if you have both blanks |
| 28% | YELLOW | 6 | Colour of the ball worth two points in snooker |
| 28% | RED | 3 | Colour of the ball worth one point in snooker |
| 28% | CARGO | 5 | Something waiting for you in the hold |
| 28% | ALARM | 5 | Something you might snooze in the morning? |
| 28% | GRASS | 5 | "Is it the ___ in that field?" "No, but you're getting close." |