| 100% | UBOATS | 6 | The things that "really frightened" Churchill in WWII |
| 49% | ODORS | 5 | Things that disappear in the shower? |
| 49% | BUMP | 4 | Things that go ___ in the night |
| 48% | POLTERGEISTS | 12 | Things that go bump in the night |
| 48% | ENS | 3 | Things that come in the middle of dinner? |
| 47% | OBJ | 3 | Thing that appears closer in the mirror, for short |
| 46% | EERIE | 5 | Like things that go bump in the night |
| 46% | TREND | 5 | Thing that’s in, for the time being |
| 45% | STARS | 5 | Night twinklers ... or things that flicker in the night sky |
| 45% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 45% | ODORS | 5 | Things that often come out in the wash |
| 44% | SOUL | 4 | "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson |
| 43% | HOPE | 4 | "The thing with feathers / That perches in the soul," per Emily Dickinson |
| 43% | HOPE | 4 | “The thing with feathers— / That perches in the soul,” per Emily Dickinson |
| 43% | UBOAT | 5 | German submarine in WWII that heavily featured in the battle of the Atlantic: Hyph. |
| 42% | WHAT | 4 | The thing that |
| 42% | YAP | 3 | Not a really considerate thing to do in the library |
| 42% | VENIR | 5 | Verb that means the same thing in Spanish and French |
| 42% | CLOUD | 5 | Thing in the sky that might bring rain |
| 42% | EMOTIONS | 8 | Things that might be raised in court … with or without the shaded letter |
| 42% | HOPE | 4 | What Emily Dickinson called “the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul” |
| 41% | KEYS | 4 | *Lock openers, and things that might land in a junk drawer when the locks are lost |
| 41% | UFO | 3 | Thing in the sky that can't be explained: Abbr. |
| 40% | MUCKRAKING | 10 | Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things") |
| 40% | UVULA | 5 | "That lil' dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat," per Cardi B |
| 40% | UVULA | 5 | "That little dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat," per Cardi B |
| 40% | MADMAGAZINE | 11 | Publication founded in 1952 featuring artwork that does the same thing as this puzzle |
| 40% | SKILLETS | 8 | Things in the kitchen that might be seasoned but aren’t eaten |
| 39% | HITTHECEILING | 13 | Got really upset while trying to frighten off whatever was scuffling around in the rafters? |
| 38% | PESTS | 5 | Things that are really annoying |