| letter | clue | word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | injured-neck support | brace | 88%
|
| I | Homer's poem | iliad | 88%
|
| Y | deeply long for | yearn | 88%
|
| U | oneness | unity | 83%
|
| M | pale purple | mauve | 82%
|
| R | proportion | ratio | 82%
|
| T | impart knowledge | teach | 82%
|
| D | horse race; hat type | derby | 80%
|
| E | strange, frightening | eerie | 80%
|
| H | robbery | heist | 77%
|
| A | communion table | altar | 74%
|
| V | poison | venom | 71%
|
| J | post-coup government | junta | 66%
|
| O | root vegetable | onion | 55%
|
| S | burn with steam | scald | 55%
|
| F | to pretend | feign | 51%
|
| L | West Indian dance | limbo | 46%
|
| W | card game | whist | 43%
|
| P | dry out, due to heat | parch | 42%
|
| Q | uneasy feeling of doubt | qualm | 35%
|
| C | landmark stone mound | cairn | 32%
|
| G | mistake | gaffe | 25%
|
| K | 2-masted sailboat | ketch | 17%
|
| N | Nigeria's currency | naira | 14%
|
| X | 3-masted sailboat | xebec | 6%
|
| Z | Zen meditation | zazen | 5%
|