| 100% | DEFOE | 5 | Surname that contains a synonym for "enemy" |
| 53% | SAGE | 4 | Herb that's a synonym for "wise" |
| 53% | APE | 3 | Primate that's a synonym for "imitate" |
| 51% | ASSENT | 6 | Synonym for "agreement" that sounds like a mountain climb |
| 51% | COALMINE | 8 | Underground pit that contains a black rock used for energy: 2 wds. |
| 51% | STOMACH | 7 | Human organ that's a synonym for "tolerate" |
| 51% | PAWN | 4 | Game piece that's a synonym for "puppet" |
| 51% | VAST | 4 | Ocean adjective that is a synonym for "enormous" |
| 50% | ESTD | 4 | Abbreviation that's a synonym for "founded," on a town sign |
| 50% | EGRET | 5 | Bird that becomes a synonym for "rue" after adding an R |
| 49% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 49% | SNAP | 4 | Synonym for "photograph" ... or a finger action that may catch your attention |
| 49% | DEAL | 4 | * Synonym for a "great" steal that you may find during 21a |
| 48% | POISE | 5 | Elegant composure that is a synonym for "beautiful" (rhymes with "noise") |
| 48% | VANILLA | 7 | Ice cream flavor that's a synonym for "boring" |
| 48% | ATLAS | 5 | Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end |
| 46% | GRACEFUL | 8 | Word to describe swans that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 46% | SAD | 3 | A synonym for 33d |
| 44% | GREAVE | 6 | Shin armor that's a homophone for a synonym of "mourn" |
| 44% | PLEASANT | 8 | Word to describe good weather that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that sounds like a synonym for "mysterious" |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that sounds like a synonym for "spooky" |
| 43% | CAB | 3 | Vehicle that contains a meter |
| 43% | ROME | 4 | City that contains a country |
| 43% | WOKE | 4 | Synonym for “socially aware” that Time called “a convenient Republican dog whistle” |
| 43% | BLACK | 5 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Sirius and Regulus |
| 43% | MALFOY | 6 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Draco and Lucius |
| 43% | HED | 3 | Homophone of a synonym for "obey" |
| 43% | EAR | 3 | Body part that contains a drum |
| 43% | EAR | 3 | Body part that contains a "drum" |