| 100% | REALISM | 7 | The practice of accepting a situation as it is |
| 61% | REALIST | 7 | Opposite of a dreamer, someone who accepts a situation as it is |
| 46% | TULANE | 6 | It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana |
| 45% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MISSISSIPPIRIVER | 16 | It was known by the Algonquin as the "Father of Waters" |
| 44% | YOKE | 4 | It is bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, maybe |
| 44% | NATO | 4 | The U.K. is a member of it |
| 44% | INUIT | 5 | The Greenlandic language is a form of it |
| 43% | REPROACH | 8 | The sting of a __ is the truth of it |
| 43% | LOLL | 4 | Practice the fine art of being a couch potato |
| 43% | VIETNAMMEMORIAL | 15 | The Wall That Heals is a replica of it |
| 43% | HAT | 3 | It may be tipped as a sign of respect |
| 43% | FIT | 3 | Be the right size, as a pair of jeans |
| 43% | FRONT | 5 | Be the head of, as a band |
| 43% | POSEFOR | 7 | Be the subject of, as a photograph |
| 43% | AAR | 3 | The Lake of Thun is a widening of its course |
| 42% | SEX | 3 | It can be had over the phone or as a group |
| 42% | REALIST | 7 | Person accepting the world as it is |
| 42% | NPR | 3 | Broadcaster of the podcast It's Been a Minute |
| 42% | ABALONE | 7 | The iridescent coating of its shell is known as mother-of-pearl |
| 42% | ANT | 3 | Its larva is eaten as a delicacy in the Mexican dish escamoles |
| 42% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 41% | IDAHO | 5 | Its name is completely fabricated despite being "translated" as "gem of the mountains" |
| 41% | COD | 3 | The oil in its liver is a source of omega-3 fatty acids |
| 41% | FACECARD | 8 | It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter |
| 41% | NEWS | 4 | None of it is good, as the saying goes |
| 41% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 41% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 41% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 41% | OKRA | 4 | Someone who loves it might be called a friend of the pod |