| 100% | NEARMISS | 8 | Submission that's been languishing in the "maybe" pile, perhaps |
| 44% | TIE | 3 | Outcome that's been impossible in the NHL since 2005 |
| 42% | APP | 3 | Phone download that's been installed in the theme answers |
| 42% | UFO | 3 | Something in the sky that's not been recognized |
| 41% | RUSTY | 5 | Like metal that's been soaked in water, maybe |
| 40% | ANT | 3 | The insect that is the protagonist in "A Bug's Life" |
| 40% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 40% | GUAM | 4 | Hagatna's island that is the largest in Micronesia |
| 40% | TREND | 5 | Thing that’s in, for the time being |
| 40% | ISAAC | 5 | The Asimov that Japan's humanoid robot was named after in 2000 |
| 40% | CAPSIZED | 8 | Like a boat that's been turned over in the water |
| 39% | RENT | 4 | The check that's in the mail, maybe |
| 39% | BURNED | 6 | Was out in the sun too long, perhaps |
| 39% | GRAND | 5 | The ___ Canyon, located in Arizona, that is one of America's natural wonders |
| 39% | MOIST | 5 | Adjective that's been called "one of the most hated words in the English language" |
| 39% | SAT | 3 | Was in the bleachers, perhaps |
| 39% | FALLS | 5 | The Niagara ___, located in New York, that is one of America's natural wonders |
| 39% | MOIST | 5 | Adjective that's been called "possibly the worst word in the English dictionary" |
| 38% | BBA | 3 | Course in management that is often done after writing the SAT's |
| 38% | DEER | 4 | Animal that may be caught in the headlights |
| 38% | UFO | 3 | Anomaly in the sky that is not identifiable |
| 38% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 38% | PREDICT | 7 | Guess that something will happen in the future |
| 38% | XXXX | 4 | Weapon that might be used in the conservatory |
| 38% | FAKETAN | 7 | Shade that might be made in the shade? |
| 38% | LBO | 3 | Acquisition that may be covered in the WSJ |
| 38% | FIREFLY | 7 | *Insect that can be seen in the dark |
| 38% | BEAGLE | 6 | Island in the Antarctic's Danger Islands that is appropriately just to north east of Darwin Island |
| 38% | WORLD | 5 | "Where in the ___ is Carmen Sandiego?" popular PBS children's game show that won seven Daytime Emmys |
| 38% | HER | 3 | That woman is in the right |