| 100% | COAL | 4 | ''Affection is a __ that must be cool'd'': Shak. |
| 52% | SHORTTERM | 9 | Like loans that must be repaid within a year |
| 52% | PCR | 3 | COVID test that must be sent to a lab |
| 51% | CLICKBAIT | 9 | Enticing links that are a must-read |
| 49% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand whose name is also that of a mythical creature |
| 49% | OAK | 3 | Wood that a bourbon barrel must be made of |
| 48% | YOURENOTSERIOUS | 15 | “That must be a joke” |
| 48% | DOESSO | 6 | “Every one that ___ is a traitor, and must be hanged”: “Macbeth” |
| 48% | JUNGLEJUICE | 11 | Improvised alcoholic drink that might be served in a giant cooler |
| 48% | SLR | 3 | Camera initialism that can be preceded with a D for digital |
| 46% | LESS | 4 | "He that hath no beard is __ than a man": Shak. |
| 45% | SODA | 4 | Fizzy drink that will keep you cool during a road trip |
| 45% | DEN | 3 | Nat. whose constitution specifies that the monarch must be a member of the evangelical lutheran church |
| 44% | HANDS | 5 | *Found on a package: ___ holding a box, image indicating that the object must be handled with care |
| 44% | POINTOFNORETURN | 15 | A commitment must be made here |
| 43% | ENDZONE | 7 | Area behind the goals in American football that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded |
| 43% | UMBRELLA | 8 | *Found on a package: Symbol of a rainy-day accessory, indicating that the object must be kept dry |
| 43% | DUTY | 4 | Obligation that must be fulfilled |
| 43% | QUOTA | 5 | Workload that must be met |
| 43% | QUOTA | 5 | Number that must be met |
| 43% | DEBTS | 5 | Amounts that must be repaid |
| 43% | THESIS | 6 | Project that must be defended |
| 42% | ENDZONE | 7 | In American football, the area behind the goals that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded |
| 42% | BEANS | 5 | Cool ___, making a comeback is this "chili" slangy term for approval that was popular in the '80s |
| 42% | TAXABLESTAKES | 13 | *Prize money that must be declared? |
| 42% | LOANS | 5 | Bank offerings that must be repaid |
| 42% | LET | 3 | Tennis shot that must be replayed |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Sushi fish that must be cooked |
| 42% | LOAN | 4 | Bank offering that must be repaid |
| 42% | NOT | 3 | That was a lie! |