| 100% | OFEFFECT | 8 | Spot that is targeted by a spell: Area __ |
| 51% | JUUL | 4 | Vaping brand that was targeted by the F.D.A. |
| 45% | GAMESTOP | 8 | Company whose stock was targeted by a 2021 short squeeze |
| 43% | SITE | 4 | Archaeological digging spot that is a homophone for 36a |
| 43% | DOT | 3 | Tiny spot that is a part of the letter "i" |
| 42% | IRAN | 4 | Country that was ruled by a shah until 1979 |
| 41% | FRECKLE | 7 | Skin spot that may be darkened by sunlight |
| 41% | ATTIC | 5 | Room that is often reached by a ladder |
| 41% | SORES | 5 | Sensitive spots that could be caused by chafing |
| 41% | ROSE | 4 | Wine that is spelled like a popular flower |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Country that was once ruled by a shah |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Country that was formerly ruled by a shah |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | Monopoly token that was replaced by a cat |
| 41% | TOKYO | 5 | City that was often a target of Godzilla |
| 41% | STAIN | 5 | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| 41% | COMBOVER | 8 | Hairstyle that is meant to conceal a bald spot |
| 41% | ANNULMENT | 9 | Declaration by a court that a marriage is invalid |
| 41% | EMU | 3 | Large bird that is sometimes attacked by a dingo |
| 41% | MOLE | 4 | Dark spot that might be called a beauty mark |
| 41% | MALL | 4 | Shopping spot that may be a popular teen haunt |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | Monopoly token that was recently replaced by a cat |
| 41% | CDS | 3 | Music recordings that are read by a laser: Abbr. |
| 41% | ANN | 3 | "Raggedy" doll that was inspired by a poem |
| 40% | HILLTOP | 7 | Summit that is the starting spot for a toboggan ride |
| 40% | IRAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country that was once ruled by a shah |
| 40% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 40% | BRAND | 5 | ___ image, identity that is built up by a company via marketing |
| 40% | NED | 3 | Name that is the name of a room when spelled backwards |
| 40% | NUNCHAKUS | 9 | Martial arts weapons that are two sticks connected by a chain |
| 40% | EMU | 3 | Flightless Outback bird that was the target in a "Great War" |