| 100% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school that a person graduated from) |
| 77% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school that a person got a diploma from) |
| 68% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (where a person graduated from) |
| 52% | ANT | 3 | Insect that a person might be compared to, when viewed from high above |
| 49% | MIT | 3 | Boston-area school that Benjamin Netanyahu graduated from: Abbr. |
| 49% | MIT | 3 | New England school that graduates a lot of computer science and engineering majors: Abbr. |
| 48% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school that received a $175 million donation from George Lucas in 2006: Abbr. |
| 47% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school from which one graduated) |
| 47% | PARACHUTE | 9 | A device that lets people safely leap from planes |
| 46% | AURA | 4 | Atmosphere that emanates from a person |
| 46% | AURA | 4 | Something that emanates from a person |
| 46% | COP | 3 | Person who may have graduated from a police academy |
| 45% | DIET | 4 | Food that a person eats |
| 45% | BALLSTAT | 8 | Number of people at a fancy dance, e.g.? (going from a school in Indiana ...) |
| 45% | DIET | 4 | Food that a person habitually eats |
| 44% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school you graduated from) |
| 44% | HOMELAND | 8 | Where a person or group comes from |
| 44% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | 1967 school drama starring Sidney Poitier, or a Billboard #1 song from that film: 4 wds. |
| 44% | EXCULPATE | 9 | Show that a person is not guilty |
| 44% | BESTCASE | 8 | Scenario that a person may hope for |
| 44% | BEEF | 4 | Meat that a hamburger is made from |
| 44% | BIBLE | 5 | Book that a priest might read from |
| 44% | NAIL | 4 | Fastener that a picture might hang from |
| 44% | MAST | 4 | Pole that a pirate flag flies from |
| 44% | ONESELF | 7 | A person, to that person |
| 44% | IRISH | 5 | A person from Dublin, say |
| 44% | PEDAL | 5 | Graduate from a balance bike |
| 43% | AURA | 4 | A special glow that emanates from a person |
| 43% | DOWNER | 6 | Debbie ___, phrase used to describe a pessimistic person that originated from a sketch on "Saturday Night Live" |
| 43% | PRINCEON | 8 | Notification that the "Purple Rain" rocker is performing right now? (going from a school in New Jersey ...) |