| 100% | DEBIT | 5 | "Credit" alternative, for an accountant |
| 72% | DEBT | 4 | Red number for an accountant |
| 72% | EYESHADE | 8 | Stereotypical wear for an accountant |
| 72% | IRA | 3 | Good name for an accountant |
| 72% | APRIL | 5 | Busy month for an accountant |
| 71% | DEBIT | 5 | "Credit" alternative, to an accountant |
| 70% | NET | 3 | ___ assets (figure for an accountant) |
| 70% | SPREADSHEET | 11 | Make bed for an accountant? |
| 68% | TAXINCREASE | 11 | News for an accountant |
| 68% | AUDITING | 8 | Course for an accountant |
| 66% | SPREADSHEET | 11 | Make the bed for an accountant? |
| 65% | SSN | 3 | Bit of info for an accountant: Abbr. |
| 64% | ELSE | 4 | Word for an alternative |
| 61% | OSSIA | 5 | Music term for an alternative passage |
| 60% | ACU | 3 | Prefix for an alternative therapy involving needles |
| 60% | ACU | 3 | Prefix with "puncture" for an alternative therapy |
| 58% | DOESSAABBOOKKEEPING | 19 | Works as an accountant for a Swedish aerospace company? |
| 58% | ACU | 3 | Prefix with "puncture" for an alternative therapy involving needles |
| 58% | TAP | 3 | Alternative to "swipe" for a credit card |
| 58% | CUP | 3 | Cone alternative, for an ice-cream serving |
| 57% | TAP | 3 | Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card |
| 57% | SUQ | 3 | Alternative spelling for an Arab bazaar |
| 53% | FALLTONES | 9 | Autumn colors … or an alternative title for this puzzle? |
| 53% | SCALEDOWN | 9 | Cut back … or an alternative title for this puzzle? |
| 53% | ANGELAKINSEY | 12 | Cohost of 14-Across who played an accountant working for Dunder Mifflin: 2 wds. |
| 52% | FRUITFLIES | 10 | Short-lived pests ... or an alternative title for this puzzle |
| 52% | DIGIMON | 7 | Franchise originally conceived as an alternative to Tamagotchi for boys |
| 52% | TOMAKEALONGSTORYSHORT | 21 | "In a nutshell" … or an alternative title for this puzzle? |
| 52% | ONCEMOREWITHFEELING | 19 | Bandleader's urging … or an alternative title for this puzzle |
| 52% | BYLINE | 6 | Writer's credit for an article |