| 100% | ATNOON | 6 | When there's darkness, in a Koestler title |
| 77% | ATNOON | 6 | When there's "darkness" in a classic Arthur Koestler novel |
| 49% | HMS | 3 | Abbr. in a G. & S. title |
| 45% | COPIOUS | 7 | When there's a whole lot of something |
| 44% | SADE | 4 | Marat's counterpart in a Peter Weiss title |
| 44% | EYRE | 4 | Jane's surname in a Charlotte Bronte title |
| 44% | HUMID | 5 | When there's lots of water vapor in the air |
| 43% | VICE | 4 | Word in a second-in-command’s title |
| 43% | BAGEL | 5 | There's a hole in one |
| 43% | AESOPS | 6 | Word in a children's title |
| 43% | TIMEFACTOR | 10 | It comes into play when there's a deadline |
| 43% | NEAP | 4 | ___ tide (ocean event when there's a half-moon) |
| 43% | WASHATERIA | 10 | In a ___, there's lots of ___ in the machinery |
| 43% | BREWERY | 7 | In a ___, there's no shortage of ___ to drink |
| 43% | HUR | 3 | Judah's house, in a Lew Wallace title |
| 43% | SGT | 3 | Pepper's rank, in a Beatles album title |
| 43% | GREEN | 5 | There's always a hole in one |
| 43% | RATIO | 5 | There's often a colon in one |
| 43% | ASS | 3 | There's a wild one in Mongolia |
| 43% | DELL | 4 | Locale in a children's song title |
| 42% | OYSTERS | 7 | Shellfish eaten when there's an "r" in the month |
| 42% | AIRCRAFTCARRIER | 15 | *Place to land when there's no land in sight |
| 42% | SUGARMAPLE | 10 | In a ___, there's plenty of sweet ___ to be harvested |
| 42% | SINGAPORESLING | 14 | In a ___, there's at least one fluid ounce of ___ |
| 42% | USURY | 5 | There's a lot of interest in it |
| 42% | ASS | 3 | There's a really wild one in Mongolia |
| 42% | GRAINS | 6 | There are four in a jeweler's carat |
| 42% | LIVE | 4 | Word in a concert album's title, often |
| 41% | PNEUMATICTIRE | 13 | In a ___, there's a volume of ___ that keeps it firm |
| 41% | USURERS | 7 | There's a lot of interest in their work |