| 100% | CHERT | 5 | Type of rock that siliceous Novaculite is, as found in the Marathon Uplift area of Texas |
| 38% | ZEBRA | 5 | Type of mussel that was partly the cause of water shortages in the Dallas area due to pipelines having to be shut down |
| 38% | SHALE | 5 | Type of rock that the majority of Montana's Bearpaw Formation outcrops are made of |
| 38% | PUG | 3 | Type of dog that Frank is disguised as in "Men in Black" |
| 38% | ACE | 3 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver |
| 37% | ELF | 3 | Type of being that Legolas is, in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 37% | ALIBATESFLINT | 13 | ___ Quarries, U.S. National Monument in Texas, authorized in 1965, that is rich in a type of sedimentary rock: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem that was popular in the 19th century |
| 36% | ROAR | 4 | Online magazine founded as a blog in 2010 that is now a self-declared "activist-run journal of the radical imagination" |
| 36% | REVUE | 5 | Type of musical comedy show that was popular in the early 20th century |
| 34% | BRECKS | 6 | One of the oldest gardening companies that was founded in 1818 |
| 34% | SAWIV | 5 | 2007 horror installment that begins with a microcassette being found in the stomach of the villain |
| 34% | MARS | 4 | Planet that was the origin for a two-billion-year-old rock found in the Sahara desert |
| 34% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional town in Texas that is the setting for "King of the Hill" |
| 33% | KING | 4 | The ___ Arthur Baking Company, one of the oldest flour and baking companies that was founded in 1790 |
| 33% | BISON | 5 | Horned bovine found in North America that is the official animal of Canada's Manitoba |
| 33% | BLACKEYED | 9 | Type of Peas that sang Where Is The Love? |
| 33% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 32% | ANION | 5 | Bit of chloride, as found in the body |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | ___ Stadium, venue with a cushioned acrylic surface that is the largest of its type in the world |
| 32% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 32% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 32% | HEN | 3 | Type of bird that Miss Prissy is, in Looney Tunes cartoons |
| 32% | ALTERNATIVE | 11 | ___ rock, style of music that was popularized in the 90s and has sub-genres like emo and post-grunge |
| 32% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Canyon, iconic location in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 32% | CDC | 3 | Org. that was the successor to the Office of Malaria Control in War Areas |
| 32% | TEE | 3 | Type of shirt that may be sold as a band's merchandise |
| 32% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem that has rarely been used in English since Keats |
| 32% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 32% | LIVETV | 6 | Type of broadcast that can’t be “fixed in post” |