| 100% | BRB | 3 | "I need to step away from the conversation for a second," in a text |
| 52% | BRB | 3 | I'm away from the computer for a few minutes, in three letters |
| 46% | BRB | 3 | "Stepping away for a second," in a text |
| 45% | BRB | 3 | "I gotta step away for a minute," in a text |
| 44% | INDEED | 6 | Job listings website founded in 2004, the year I graduated from college and needed to find a job |
| 42% | TMI | 3 | "Not something I needed to know," in a text |
| 42% | CLOG | 4 | Stoppage that a plumber might need to step in for |
| 41% | BRB | 3 | "Gotta step away for a sec," in a text |
| 39% | BRB | 3 | "Stepping away for a sec," in a text |
| 38% | BAKER | 5 | "I used to be a ___ until I found out I was in it for the dough!" |
| 38% | ALEE | 4 | Away from the wind, to a sailor |
| 38% | BRB | 3 | “Going away for a sec,” in a text |
| 36% | JULIA | 5 | I lived in a 1500-year-old California redwood tree called Luna for 738 days to prevent loggers from cutting it down |
| 36% | JESSEOROSCO | 11 | He pitched in a record 1,252 games for nine teams, including the Mets, from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ORANGE | 6 | Second color from the top in a rainbow flag |
| 36% | IMO | 3 | "It seems to me ...," in a text |
| 36% | MAYDAY | 6 | A cry for help, from the French for "help me" |
| 36% | HOLE | 4 | Step 3 of making a birdhouse: Cut out a ___ in one of the walls to make place for entry |
| 36% | TMI | 3 | "More than I needed to know!," in texts |
| 36% | IMO | 3 | "It seems to me," in a text: Abbr. |
| 36% | TMI | 3 | "Spare me the details," in a text message |
| 36% | TMI | 3 | "Spare me the details," in a text: Abbr. |
| 36% | ZAP | 3 | Warm in the microwave for a few seconds |
| 36% | SNORING | 7 | Awkward sound to hear from the audience while one acts in a play |
| 36% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 thriller movie about escaping captivity that was set largely in one location, a shed that the protagonists needed to escape from |
| 35% | TMI | 3 | "More than I need to know!" in texting: Abbr. |
| 35% | IMO | 3 | "It seems to me," in a text message: Abbr. |
| 35% | CABANA | 6 | Place to change for a dip in the pool |
| 35% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 35% | LESLEYVISSER | 12 | First woman to report from the sidelines for a Super Bowl game (2 wds.) |