| 100% | ENCRUSTED | 9 | With a hard outer coating, maybe of diamonds |
| 49% | ENCRUST | 7 | Cover with a hard outer surface |
| 46% | SCOTTIE | 7 | One with a hard, weather-resistant coat |
| 45% | ARIL | 4 | Hard outer covering of a seed |
| 45% | RIND | 4 | Hard outer layer of a watermelon |
| 45% | EXINE | 5 | Outer coat of a pollen grain |
| 43% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | Set of outer clothes popular in the 1940s consisting of a long coat with wide padded shoulders and pegged trousers |
| 43% | ENAMEL | 6 | Tough, white outer coating of a tooth |
| 43% | ENAMEL | 6 | The hard outer surface of a tooth |
| 43% | PSYCHIC | 7 | Pro with a deck of cards, maybe |
| 43% | CALICOCAT | 9 | One with a coat of many colors |
| 43% | FURRY | 5 | Covered with a dense coat of hair |
| 43% | PROSECUTE | 9 | Style of diamond with a flat base |
| 43% | EGGSHELL | 8 | Thin, hard outer layer of a breakfast food |
| 42% | ATE | 3 | Took something with a grain of salt, maybe |
| 42% | CROATIA | 7 | European country with a checkerboard coat of arms |
| 42% | YARNED | 6 | Swapped stories with a group of old fishermen, maybe |
| 42% | ERITREA | 7 | Country with a camel on its coat of arms |
| 42% | EIRE | 4 | Land with a harp on its coat of arms |
| 42% | IRELAND | 7 | Country with a harp on its coat of arms |
| 42% | PERU | 4 | Country with a vicuña on its coat of arms |
| 42% | ENAMEL | 6 | Hard thick outer covering of a tooth |
| 41% | CHARTREUX | 9 | Blue cat from France with a double coat of fur |
| 41% | EDAM | 4 | Dutch town with a cow on its coat of arms |
| 41% | UNTIDY | 6 | A disorderly house, with everything out of place |
| 41% | ROI | 3 | Leader with a coat of arms showing three fleurs-de-lis |
| 41% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese with a red wax coating (anagram of "dame") |
| 40% | TYPESET | 7 | Lay out a lot of characters, maybe |
| 40% | COKED | 5 | Out of one's mind, in a way, with "up" |
| 40% | TOOMUCHTOOSOON | 14 | A lot to deal with right out of the gate |