| 100% | MORALE | 6 | "The firings will continue until ___ improves" |
| 44% | NETS | 4 | They were the Americans until '68 |
| 43% | PEAKXV | 6 | The name that Everest was known by until 1865 |
| 42% | HONGKONG | 8 | It was under the Union Jack until 1999 |
| 41% | BITTEREND | 9 | To the __, continue to fight until the last moment |
| 41% | GESTATION | 9 | Process of being carried in the womb until birth |
| 40% | QUEEN | 5 | Zewditu was the last of these in Ethiopia, until 1930 |
| 39% | ELON | 4 | North Carolina university that was home to the Fightin' Christians, until 2000 |
| 38% | ESSENTIALWORKER | 15 | Person whose job was deemed critical to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 38% | JAWS | 4 | 1975 movie that was the highest-grossing of all time until "Star Wars" |
| 38% | ENDAT | 5 | Continue until |
| 38% | SWA | 3 | What Namibia was called until the 90's: Abbr. |
| 37% | DRACHMAS | 8 | Greek coins until the euro was adopted |
| 37% | WAITS | 5 | Holds off until the time is right |
| 37% | NAWAB | 5 | The last of these in Bahawalpur was Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi, who reigned until 1956 |
| 36% | SCAR | 4 | Disney villain who said, "I was first in line . . . until the little hairball was born" |
| 36% | MACAO | 5 | Chinese territory of the western Pearl River Delta that was ruled by Portugal until 1999 |
| 36% | ENDSAT | 6 | Continues until (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SCRUB | 5 | *Spring cleaning* "___ all the tiles until they look as clean as the day they were installed!" |
| 35% | MALEV | 5 | Airline that was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until it declared insolvency in 2012 |
| 35% | MORELATER | 9 | "To be continued …" |
| 35% | BEES | 4 | (5/6) "And still more, later flowers for the ___, until they think warm days will never cease" |
| 35% | ISTANBUL | 8 | It was the capital of Turkey until 1923 |
| 35% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golf superstar who was the face of the "PGA Tour" video game series until 2013: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TYRESEMAXEY | 11 | Philadelphia 76ers guard who was voted NBA Most Improved Player for the 2023-24 season (2 wds.) |
| 34% | APEDAXING | 9 | Mimicked the firing process? |
| 34% | SERIALS | 7 | Stories to be continued |
| 34% | SERIAL | 6 | "To be continued" story |
| 34% | CLIFFHANGER | 11 | "to be continued..." ending |
| 34% | RCADOME | 7 | Indianapolis stadium, named for an electronics giant, that was the home of the Colts until 2008: 2 wds. |