| 100% | HEADCANON | 9 | Speculative fan belief, such as the idea that Jesse from “Breaking Bad” is trans |
| 31% | LINKINGVERB | 11 | Word such as "be" ... or a punny description of the seven-letter word that can create new action words when its letters are inserted in the breaks of the circled action words |
| 31% | PINKMAN | 7 | Surname of Jesse from Breaking Bad |
| 29% | SOLARIS | 7 | Planet from the eponymous book that is depicted as covered by a single massive ocean |
| 28% | PHAROS | 6 | Large lighthouse such as that built on an island off Alexandria which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World |
| 28% | ATOMICTHEORY | 12 | The idea that matter is composed of small, distinct components |
| 28% | MIS | 3 | Prefix meaning bad that is used with "trust" or "understanding," which originated from the Proto-Germanic language |
| 28% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 28% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 27% | SKERRIES | 8 | Series of small rocky islands such as the Aland Is |
| 27% | CONIFER | 7 | Tree such as the fir or pine that produces cones |
| 27% | METADATA | 8 | Information about a file, such as the date it was created |
| 27% | DEBUNKED | 8 | Like the idea that most body heat is lost through the head |
| 27% | CONIFERS | 8 | Trees such as the pine that hold seeds in cones |
| 26% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Planet in the Solar System that is at 8th position from the Sun and that can become as cold as -330*F |
| 26% | STARGAZER | 9 | Fish such as the Atlantic — or giant — whose eyes are atop its head |
| 26% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Notable invention from the 19th century, that brought steady light to households, and stands as a symbol of an idea: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SOYBEANS | 8 | The legumes that tofu is made from |
| 26% | FIREBIRD | 8 | Pontiac ___ Trans Am, car that was featured as the artificially intelligent car in the TV series "Knight Rider" that ran from 1982-1986 |
| 26% | ORB | 3 | Another word for a sphere, such as the Sun, which is an ___ of light |
| 26% | VIDEOGAME | 9 | Sega product, such as the 1991 one that introduced 21-/42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | RESTOFMYLIFE | 12 | Hit single from Ludacris, featuring Usher and David Guetta, that was included as part of the soundtrack for "Fast & Furious 6": 4 wds. |
| 26% | SOLIPSISM | 9 | Belief that the self is all that exists |
| 26% | ARENDELLE | 9 | The kingdom that Anna and Elsa are from |
| 26% | UTAH | 4 | State that the Osmonds are from |
| 25% | KARMA | 5 | Buddhist idea that good or bad behavior will ultimately be repaid |
| 25% | SANS | 4 | ___-serif, typefaces such as Helvetica that are also termed "Gothic" typefaces |
| 25% | FLATEARTH | 9 | Belief system that the world is not a globe |
| 25% | SOLAR | 5 | Energy that is derived from the sun |
| 25% | DOG | 3 | Jake the ___, from "Adventure Time" reminds you this New Year that "being bad at something is the first step to being sorta good at it" |