| 100% | OVERTONWINDOW | 13 | Talking head’s term for the range of politically acceptable ideas |
| 49% | OVERTON | 7 | ___ window (term for the range of policies deemed acceptable to the mainstream) |
| 43% | OCCIPUT | 7 | Anatomical term for the back of the head |
| 40% | PATRICIDE | 9 | Term for the crime of killing one's father |
| 39% | DEEPTIME | 8 | Term for the full, vast span of the world's history |
| 39% | ATARI | 5 | ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983) |
| 39% | ALL | 3 | ___ the feels (slang term for a range of emotions) |
| 39% | SPRINKLERHEAD | 13 | Firefighter's term for the person in charge of ice cream toppers? |
| 37% | JAWSOFLIFE | 10 | Firefighter's term for lengthy gabfests about the meaning of existence? |
| 37% | LIBRETTO | 8 | Term for the text of an opera |
| 37% | GOURD | 5 | Informal term for the head |
| 37% | BUFFERZONE | 10 | Firefighter's term for the section of the firehouse cordoned off for polishing? |
| 36% | STARBOARD | 9 | Term for the right side of a ship |
| 36% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 36% | PATAGIUM | 8 | Term for the gliding membrane of flying squirrels |
| 36% | OMOPHAGIA | 9 | Term for the practice of eating raw meat |
| 36% | ATOMSMASHER | 11 | Layman's term for the gizmo they used to confirm the existence of the Higgs Boson in 2012 |
| 36% | MKO | 3 | Collective term for the users of the Big Island's "Astronomy Precinct", for short |
| 36% | COSMOGONY | 9 | Term for the study of the origins of the universe |
| 35% | DRAYAGE | 7 | Term for the transport of goods in the shipping industry |
| 35% | EPIDERMIS | 9 | Anatomical term for the outer layer of skin |
| 35% | YBLENT | 6 | Old term for the past participle of blend |
| 35% | NGUZOSABA | 9 | Swahili term for the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa |
| 35% | SODA | 4 | Generic term for a carbonated beverage, in certain parts of the U.S. |
| 35% | POP | 3 | Generic term for a carbonated beverage, in certain parts of the U.S. |
| 35% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 35% | POLLEX | 6 | Anatomical term for the first digit of the hand |
| 35% | PHLEBITIS | 9 | Medical term for the inflammation of veins |
| 35% | SEMANTICS | 9 | Linguistics term for the meanings of words |
| 34% | CURD | 4 | Alternate term for the edible white part of a cauliflower |