| 100% | WENTBAD | 7 | Turned, as food that sat in the fridge too long (2 wds.) |
| 43% | STINKS | 6 | Has been in the fridge too long, say |
| 42% | FRIES | 5 | Sits in the sun too long, say |
| 39% | GONEBAD | 7 | Been in the fridge for too long |
| 39% | RIPE | 4 | Having sat in the locker room way too long |
| 38% | ALA | 3 | In the same manner as: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PRUNE | 5 | Someone who sits in the bath for too long, jocularly |
| 36% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | "All in the Family" spin-off that starred Sherman Hemsley: 2 wds. |
| 36% | POPROCKS | 8 | Candy that fizzes in the mouth: 2 wds. |
| 36% | YOGAMAT | 7 | Cushion on which you might sit in the lotus position: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HAWAIIFIVEO | 11 | Police drama set in the Aloha State that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as Steve McGarrett's aunt (2 wds.) |
| 35% | NJDEVILS | 8 | NHL team that plays in the Prudential Center: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANNRICHARDS | 11 | Texas governor in the 1990s who preceded George W. Bush in that position: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | Singer in the Commodores whose solo hits include "All Night Long (All Night)": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROBREINER | 9 | "All in the Family" costar who guest-starred as himself on "The Simpsons": 2 wds. |
| 34% | OZONELAYER | 10 | Shielding region in the stratosphere, that has a hole thanks to human activities: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHICAGOBEARS | 12 | NFL team that began as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | POPROCKS | 8 | Tiny hard candies that burst in the mouth: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONCUE | 5 | Exactly as expected in the script: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GOGO | 4 | Hash House a ___, popular breakfast chain in the USA that is headquartered in San Diego: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KANYEWEST | 9 | "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" artist who cameoed in the movie "The Love Guru" as himself: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONOR | 4 | "Turn in the assignment ___ before next Friday.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONOR | 4 | "Turn in the assignment ___ before next Friday": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROTS | 4 | Turns in the fridge |
| 32% | ATBAT | 5 | Taking one's turn in the baseball lineup: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AGESAGO | 7 | A very long time in the past: 2 wds. |
| 32% | EQUALTO | 7 | The same as, in math: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AFTERALL | 8 | In the end: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ATALL | 5 | In the slightest: 2 wds. |