| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Liberated | Free | 95%
|
| Coral ridge | Reef | 95%
|
| Noiseless | Quiet | 88%
|
| Somewhat | Quite | 84%
|
| Depend (on) | Rely | 77%
|
| Orpheus' instrument | Lyre | 74%
|
| First stage of grief | Denial | 71%
|
| Postmortem exam | Autopsy | 70%
|
| Used a hammer | Nailed | 66%
|
| Fancy dinnerware | China | 63%
|
| Dickens orphan | Twist | 62%
|
| Bicycle part | Chain | 61%
|
| Spews lava | Erupts | 61%
|
| Most content | Happiest | 59%
|
| Cricket referee | Umpire | 59%
|
| Toddler toilets | Potties | 58%
|
| Foretells | Predicts | 56%
|
| Most unspoiled | Purest | 56%
|
| Roald Dahl idiots | Twits | 56%
|
| Treads carefully | Tiptoes | 53%
|
| Humorist who uses irony | Satirist | 52%
|
| Tombstone inscriptions | Epitaphs | 51%
|
| Non-improvised, pre-written | Scripted | 51%
|
| Ravi Shankar, for one | Sitarist | 48%
|
| Contaminated | Impure | 46%
|
| Dividends | Payouts | 44%
|
| Nose jobs | Rhinoplasties | 39%
|
| Romantic associations | Relationships | 21%
|
| All ears, alert | Attentive | 20%
|
| Hesitant, uncertain | Tentative | 17%
|