| 100% | SENIORITIS | 10 | "Affliction" for those close to graduation |
| 46% | ACDC | 4 | For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) band |
| 46% | OOPS | 4 | "Didn't mean for that to happen" |
| 45% | ISLAM | 5 | Faith for those making a pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 45% | HOPENOT | 7 | "I'd hate for that to be true . . ." |
| 45% | LGA | 3 | Closest airport to Manhattan, for short |
| 44% | STUDPOKER | 9 | Game for those who don't like to draw |
| 44% | OVERTIME | 8 | It's for those with a score to settle |
| 44% | PBA | 3 | Org. for those who would like to become strikers |
| 44% | MARTYRS | 7 | Those choosing to die for a belief |
| 44% | SIESTA | 6 | Time for shops to close |
| 43% | SLEEPERCAR | 10 | Choice for those eager to retire and travel? |
| 43% | ESL | 3 | Subj. for those wishing to be bilingual |
| 43% | NEIGHBORLY | 10 | Helpful to those living close by |
| 43% | PAGETURNER | 10 | Something that's hard to close? |
| 43% | ARIES | 5 | Zodiac sign for those born from March 21 to April 19 |
| 42% | EMTS | 4 | Those who may respond to the unresponsive, for short |
| 42% | FACT | 4 | "I happen to know for a ___ that ..." |
| 42% | TIL | 3 | Up to the time that, for short |
| 42% | TIL | 3 | Up to the point that, for short |
| 42% | TOO | 3 | "Is that ___ much to ask for?" |
| 42% | CHEAT | 5 | Kick your ball closer to the hole in mini-golf, for example |
| 41% | APE | 3 | Animal that's a close relative to humans |
| 41% | FINALFORAY | 10 | Attack that brings the war to a close? |
| 41% | PREMED | 6 | Undergrad track for those wanting to be doctors |
| 41% | SALESREP | 8 | Ones trying to make closing statements, for short? |
| 41% | RUN | 3 | He announced that he intended to ___ for President |
| 41% | SAE | 3 | Envelope that comes back to you, for short |
| 41% | OPEN | 4 | Tournament that anyone can try to qualify for |
| 41% | TMI | 3 | "Didn't need to know that," for short |