| 100% | OBOE | 4 | Strauss wrote a concerto in D for it |
| 68% | OBOEDAMORE | 10 | Bach wrote a concerto in A for it |
| 53% | TUBA | 4 | Vaughan Williams wrote a concerto for it |
| 51% | LEFTHAND | 8 | Ravel wrote a piano concerto for it |
| 51% | OBOE | 4 | Bach wrote a solo concerto for it |
| 49% | SPACEPEN | 8 | It's used for writing in a vacuum |
| 43% | OBOE | 4 | Strauss's "Concerto in D Major for ___ and Small Orchestra" |
| 42% | PASTTENSE | 9 | A lot of books are written in it |
| 40% | WORKBOOK | 8 | A student might write in it |
| 40% | ORE | 3 | It's searched for in a rush |
| 39% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 39% | UPC | 3 | It's scanned in a store, for short |
| 39% | RODEO | 5 | Its participants are in for a wild ride |
| 39% | HAS | 3 | ___ it in for (holds a grudge against) |
| 39% | OIL | 3 | It lasted for eight days, in a Hanukkah miracle |
| 39% | MOJAVE | 6 | A desert in America known for its Joshua Trees |
| 38% | DETECTIVE | 9 | It's what the D in DC Comics stands for |
| 38% | NAILFILE | 8 | It might get baked in a cake for a jailbird |
| 38% | POOLCUE | 7 | It has a tip for players in the game room |
| 38% | NORI | 4 | A Japanese word for seaweed; it's used in sushi |
| 38% | PENCILLEAD | 10 | Misnomer for the graphite in a writing implement |
| 38% | TWO | 3 | Number of points for a D in Scrabble |
| 37% | EEL | 3 | California river named for a common sight in it |
| 37% | GOLDSTAR | 8 | Teachers stick it in a workbook for good work |
| 37% | DRIVINGAGE | 10 | For a full license, it's 17 or 18 in most states |
| 37% | INFO | 4 | It may be symbolized by an "i" in a circle, for short |
| 37% | AIPAC | 5 | D.C. lobbying group with a Star of David in its logo |
| 37% | NESTBOX | 7 | Wooden home for a bird to lay its eggs in |
| 36% | MIDNIGHTS | 9 | It broke Spotify's record for most-streamed album in a single day |
| 36% | BUTTERFLIES | 11 | "___ in the stomach," phrase for nervousness with a "fluttery" insect in it |