| 100% | LUCKYME | 7 | "Wow, that worked in my favor" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | IMA | 3 | "___ work in progress": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MOVEIT | 6 | "You're in my way!": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ITOO | 4 | "Am ___ set in my ways?": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATA | 3 | "I am ___ point in my life where...": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATA | 3 | "I'm ___ place in my life where...": 2 wds. |
| 47% | AFIRE | 5 | "There's ___ starting in my heart..." (Adele lyrics): 2 wds. |
| 47% | POPROCKS | 8 | Candy that fizzes in the mouth: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOOMUCH | 7 | "I have ___ going on in my life right now.": 2 wds. |
| 46% | IMSURE | 6 | "There's no doubt in my mind": 2 wds. |
| 46% | TIEGAMES | 8 | Competitions that end in draws: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ASIANFLU | 8 | Viral epidemic that originated in China: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DUCTTAPE | 8 | Multipurpose adhesive that comes in rolls: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ASSUCH | 6 | In that capacity: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IFSO | 4 | In that case: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ATOLL | 5 | "Too much work in the office is taking ___ on his health.": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ONA | 3 | "___ dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair...": 2 wds. |
| 44% | NOBELPRIZE | 10 | Award 18-Across won twice, for her work in physics and chemistry: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SEETO | 5 | "I'll ___ it that you never work in this town again!": 2 wds. |
| 44% | GREGORMENDEL | 12 | Pioneering biologist known for his work in genetics: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SIGMUNDFREUD | 12 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in psychoanalysis: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IVANPAVLOV | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in classical conditioning (and for his dogs): 2 wds. |
| 43% | IBET | 4 | "___ you can't guess what's in my pocket": 2 wds. |
| 43% | JEANPIAGET | 10 | Psychology pioneer known for his work in child development: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PIXYSTIX | 8 | Powdered candy that comes in a straw: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TREX | 4 | Dinosaur that escapes in "Jurassic Park," for short: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | Actor from Hong Kong who worked in Bruce Lee's movies before becoming a star: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TOAUTUMN | 8 | The final work in John Keats's "1819 odes", composed after a walk near Winchester : 2 wds. |
| 42% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | Nominee for the Best Actress and Best Original Song Oscars for her work in "Harriet": 2 wds. |