| 100% | COVERUP | 7 | When scandals are hidden from the public, or a mistake is hidden: 2 wds |
| 45% | LUKEAIKINS | 10 | American skydiver who was the first to land safely without a parachute or wingsuit from mid-tropospheric altitude: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CLEARSIGN | 9 | "It was a ___ from the heavens.": 2 wds. |
| 42% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | Bunny from Wonderland, or the title of a Jefferson Airplane song: 2 wds. |
| 42% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RONHOWARD | 9 | "A Beautiful Mind" director who is a Tony away from completing the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALPACINO | 8 | "Dog Day Afternoon" actor who is a Grammy away from completing the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ONEPIN | 6 | "Hitting ___ on the far right or left in bowling is called a meg.": 2 wds. |
| 40% | FIFTHMOUNTAIN | 13 | Paulo Coelho novel which is a narration of Elijah from the Hebrew Bible, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ONUS | 4 | "The drinks are ___!" (words from people buying a round): 2 wds. |
| 39% | GOTO | 4 | "The proceeds from tonight will ___ a children's charity.": 2 wds. |
| 39% | LAYSLOW | 7 | Hides from the police: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 39% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | COMETHROUGH | 11 | Be there for someone when needed, or a 2021 R&B hit by H.E.R. featuring Chris Brown: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BARRYBONDS | 10 | Considered one of the greatest in baseball, he was a key figure in the BALCO(steroids) scandal: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SPAREKEY | 8 | Item that might be hidden under a fake rock in the garden (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CAMELCOAT | 9 | Winter garment made from the fur of a desert animal: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RESTART | 7 | Begin from the beginning, or what a person might do when they hit a creative block, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 37% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | Song from the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!" that was a #1 hit for Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mya: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONUS | 4 | "Drinks are ___!" (words from generous people at a bar): 2 wds. |
| 37% | RUBBER | 6 | The material that an eraser or a tire are made from |
| 37% | LOWTIDE | 7 | When the most beach sand is visible: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be drawn from the keg: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEERSKIN | 8 | Made from the hide of a doe or stag |
| 37% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 36% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |