| 100% | SKUNK | 5 | Striped mammal whose spray can linger for over two weeks |
| 36% | FLU | 3 | Ailment that can linger for weeks |
| 25% | AEROSOLS | 8 | Spray cans for e.g. air freshener sold in stores |
| 24% | HRH | 3 | Regnal abbreviation whose first letter can stand for two different words |
| 24% | ROO | 3 | Australian mammal whose young are called joeys, for short |
| 24% | CATCOW | 6 | Yoga sequence named for two mammals |
| 23% | KILO | 4 | Metric unit that's a little over two pounds, for short |
| 23% | ABES | 4 | You can get two for a sawbuck |
| 23% | AWAYONHOLIDAY | 13 | Out for a week or two, say |
| 23% | ASHANTI | 7 | Singer whose 2002 song "Foolish" was #1 for 10 weeks |
| 23% | SANTANA | 7 | Artist whose 1999 hit "Smooth" was #1 for 12 weeks |
| 22% | DAK | 3 | Two state names whose capitals are Bismarck and Pierre, for short |
| 22% | PCOS | 4 | Common condition whose first two letters stand for "polycystic" |
| 22% | TENS | 4 | You can get two in exchange for a $20 bill |
| 22% | SSNS | 4 | Figs. that can't be the same for two people |
| 22% | SOCKS | 5 | They can stretch over two feet |
| 21% | INKSPOTS | 8 | Group whose 1946 song "The Gypsy" was #1 for 13 weeks |
| 21% | ASIA | 4 | Band whose self-titled 1982 album was #1 for nine weeks |
| 21% | ENAKEDLADIES | 12 | Band whose 1998 song "One Week" was #1 for one week |
| 21% | ISR | 3 | Country whose flag has two blue stripes and a star: Abbr. |
| 21% | BIPOLLERDISORDER | 16 | Affliction of voters who can't help voting for two candidates? |
| 21% | TONYMARTIN | 10 | Singer whose "I Get Ideas" was on the charts for 30 weeks |
| 21% | FOREIGNER | 9 | Group whose fourth album, "4," was #1 for 10 weeks in 1981 |
| 21% | SNL | 3 | Show with over 1,000 handwritten cue cards each week, for short |
| 21% | NYT | 3 | Paper whose Tech Guild went on strike for a week in Nov. |
| 20% | ACEOFBASE | 9 | Swedish pop group whose 1994 hit "The Sign" was #1 for six weeks |
| 20% | LAINE | 5 | Frankie whose song "That Lucky Old Sun" topped the charts for eight weeks |
| 20% | KEANU | 5 | Actor Reeves whose first name is Hawaiian for "cool breeze over the mountains" |
| 20% | ZEBRA | 5 | Striped mammal |
| 20% | FORTNIGHT | 9 | Two weeks |