| 100% | CONFUSE | 7 | War comes from a Germanic root that meant "to __" |
| 54% | AGONY | 5 | Word that comes from a Greek term meaning “the struggle to win a contest” |
| 45% | KOREA | 5 | Site of a war that lasted from 1950 to 1953 |
| 45% | TURMERIC | 8 | Bright yellow spice that comes from a root |
| 44% | OLEG | 4 | Eastern European name that comes from a word meaning “holy” |
| 42% | GINGER | 6 | (3/5) Then you'll need some spice from a root that adds a zesty kick and warmth to the filling |
| 41% | LOT | 3 | "That means a ___ coming from you!" |
| 41% | YEN | 3 | Currency whose name comes from a word meaning "round" |
| 40% | VOCATE | 6 | Ad___ (word derived from a term that means "to call") |
| 39% | ETNA | 4 | Italian place whose name comes from a Greek word meaning "I burn" |
| 39% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 39% | MILK | 4 | Beverage that comes from a cow |
| 39% | OIL | 3 | Fuel that comes from a well |
| 39% | ACAI | 4 | Berry that comes from a palm |
| 39% | TULIP | 5 | Flower that comes from a bulb |
| 38% | MYTH | 4 | That babies come from a 53-Across, e.g. |
| 38% | MOAN | 4 | Sound that comes from a haunted house |
| 38% | ERIN | 4 | Name that comes from a Celtic goddess |
| 38% | DRIP | 4 | Sound that comes from a leaky faucet |
| 38% | AINTIAWOMAN | 11 | Bell hooks work whose title comes from a line often attributed to Sojourner Truth |
| 38% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 38% | SPADES | 6 | In ___, term originating through card games that means to have in a great amount |
| 38% | YEARS | 5 | "The Wonder ___," coming-of-age comedy drama series starring Fred Savage as a teenager named Kevin Arnold that ran from 1988 to 1993 |
| 38% | VEE | 3 | Hand gesture that means "Two please," to a maître d' |
| 38% | COWSMILK | 8 | Beverage that comes from a dairy: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IDEA | 4 | Something that comes to a head |
| 38% | LICE | 4 | Problems that come to a head? |
| 38% | SHERATON | 8 | Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove |
| 37% | PHOTO | 5 | Snapshot from a vacation that might be "glued" to your scrapbook |
| 37% | STEPHANIE | 9 | Name that comes from a Greek word for “crown” |