| 100% | IAN | 3 | ___ Read, who retired as CEO of Pfizer, Inc. at the end of last year |
| 55% | IAN | 3 | ___ Read, who retired as CEO of Pfizer in 2017 |
| 42% | CENA | 4 | John who announced that he would retire from wrestling at the end of 2025 |
| 41% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | Longtime Yankees closer who's retiring at the end of the 2013 season: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PROM | 4 | Dance at the end of senior year |
| 38% | AOL | 3 | Company discontinuing its AIM chat service at the end of the year |
| 37% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BETHMARCH | 9 | Character who dies at the end of "Little Women" |
| 37% | FIONA | 5 | Princess who marries Shrek at the end of Shrek |
| 37% | DORA | 4 | TV "Explorer" who sings "We Did It!" at the end of episodes |
| 37% | PROMS | 5 | Big dances held at the end of the school year |
| 37% | EXAM | 4 | What you give at the end of an academic year |
| 36% | ANATOMY | 7 | Henry, elected to Britain's Royal Society at the age of 25 and who, six years later, published his 750 page tome about this |
| 36% | KEITHRICHARDS | 13 | Guitarist of "The Rolling Stones" who cameoed in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" as Captain Edward Teague: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NALA | 4 | Lioness who becomes queen at the end of "The Lion King" |
| 36% | DIVA | 4 | One who might receive roses at the end of a performance |
| 36% | PELE | 4 | Brazilian soccer great who passed away at the end of 2022 |
| 36% | ODIN | 4 | God whom Loki impersonates at the end of "Thor: The Dark World" |
| 36% | IDE | 3 | Chemical suffix, such as at the end of salt's chemical name |
| 35% | OWL | 3 | ___ exams (tests at the end of a student's fifth year at Hogwarts) |
| 35% | INC | 3 | Abbreviation at the end of many company names, such as Tesla and Zynga |
| 35% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of an academic year, with a name originating from Latin |
| 35% | SANTA | 5 | Seasonal visitor who appears at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 35% | THANOS | 6 | Supervillain who used all six Infinity Stones at the end of "Avengers: Infinity War" |
| 35% | FLIMFLAMARTISTS | 15 | People who do what’s at the ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was awarded Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards |
| 35% | IVAN | 4 | Cornejo who won New Artist of the Year at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards |
| 35% | AMBASSADOR | 10 | Todd C. Chapman assumed this office in Brasilia at the end of March this year |
| 35% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 35% | ORIOLE | 6 | Pro who frequents Camden Yards at certain times of the year |