| 100% | KLEPTOMANIA | 11 | Term used in psychology for a strong impulse to steal without motivation |
| 34% | COLORITO | 8 | Italian term used for the colors in a painting |
| 33% | CHARGE | 6 | To plug in a device for later portable use |
| 33% | CAMEO | 5 | Term used to describe a brief appearance by a celebrity in a TV show |
| 32% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 32% | BRO | 3 | A term used to call someone you probably hear in a frat |
| 31% | OFT | 3 | Term used in literature for 'often' |
| 31% | NEEDLEDROP | 10 | Turntable-inspired term for the use of a familiar song in a film |
| 31% | ATM | 3 | What a short person in a store might have to use, for short |
| 30% | PASTE | 5 | To pound something into a very smooth form, often used for recipes in making a curry |
| 30% | MORSE | 5 | Robert who won a Tony for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" |
| 30% | HEISTS | 6 | Term used in the movies for gang thefts |
| 30% | BARD | 4 | Term for a person hired by a nobleman in medieval times to compose verses in his praise |
| 29% | KEET | 4 | Term used for a young guineafowl |
| 29% | PEEP | 4 | Term used for a young sandpiper |
| 29% | COLT | 4 | Term used for a young crane |
| 29% | ATOMSMASHER | 11 | Layman's term for the gizmo they used to confirm the existence of the Higgs Boson in 2012 |
| 29% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | Used in refusing to answer a question |
| 29% | ABATE | 5 | For a threat to reduce in scope |
| 28% | BONAFIDE | 8 | Latin term used in English to mean genuine or real |
| 28% | AYE | 3 | Term used to express assent towards a question |
| 28% | SIR | 3 | Term used to address a male superior officer |
| 28% | CATLADY | 7 | Term used for a woman with many felines |
| 28% | REED | 4 | Used in 13 Across to produce a tone |
| 28% | BUTANELAUGHTER | 14 | Hoped-for reaction to using fuel gas in a comedy act? |
| 28% | MEDIEVAL | 8 | Term used to describe the Middle Ages in Europe |
| 28% | SLOWMANCE | 9 | Term used to describe a relationship that develops gradually |
| 28% | POCO | 4 | Italian for a little, used in music |
| 28% | DOCK | 4 | Place for a ship to come in |
| 28% | STY | 3 | Pen for a pig to sleep in |