| 100% | REDUCE | 6 | Thickening the liquid of a soup by boiling |
| 48% | POROSITY | 8 | Relates to the penetrability of a rock by a liquid |
| 43% | AUTONOMY | 8 | The control of a country by itself |
| 42% | ONE | 3 | The result of a number divided by itself |
| 41% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 41% | NOBODY | 6 | The Diary of a __, humorous book by the Grossmiths |
| 41% | SPARROW | 7 | The surname of a pirate played by Johnny Depp |
| 41% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 40% | FUNKYTOWN | 9 | The name of a 1980 disco song by Lipps Inc. |
| 40% | KISS | 4 | Kind of a smooch given by the French? |
| 40% | VETO | 4 | Rejection of a bill passed by the legislature |
| 40% | UMBRA | 5 | Darkest part of a shadow formed by the Earth |
| 39% | LAT | 3 | Either of a pair of muscles overlapped by the traps |
| 39% | SAGAN | 5 | Namesake of a medal awarded by the American Astronomical Society |
| 39% | URIGELLER | 9 | Subject of a 1975 exposé by the magician James Randi |
| 39% | STUB | 4 | Part of a ticket that's retained by the customer |
| 39% | TURBIDITY | 9 | The measure of relative clarity of a liquid |
| 39% | HALDANE | 7 | A proposer of the primordial soup theory, John __ |
| 39% | EQUITY | 6 | The value of shares issued by a company |
| 39% | ALBEDO | 6 | The proportion of light reflected by a surface |
| 39% | TRUCKLOAD | 9 | The amount of goods transported by a semi |
| 39% | INDUCTION | 9 | The artificial starting of labor by a doctor |
| 39% | ONEON | 5 | Result of a hit by the leadoff batter |
| 39% | GRIP | 4 | Part of a golf club that's held by the player |
| 39% | SIXTEENTALONS | 13 | Cover version of a Tennessee Ernie Ford hit by the Eagles? |
| 39% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 39% | BOTTOMROW | 9 | Last line of a spreadsheet (as suggested by the shaded squares?) |
| 39% | RIOTING | 7 | The violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd |
| 39% | HERITAGE | 8 | The riches of the past owned by a country |
| 39% | FRAY | 4 | Wear away the edge of a cloth by rubbing |