| 100% | ANAG | 4 | “Seminar,” for “Marines,” e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | ATNO | 4 | 79 for gold, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | VAR | 3 | Tabu for taboo, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | ATNO | 4 | 29 for copper, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | CGI | 3 | Technology for "Avatar," e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | SYN | 3 | Looks for ganders, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | VAR | 3 | "Emeer" for "emir," e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | ANAG | 4 | Anthologies for theologians, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 70% | SYN | 3 | Money for bread, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 67% | ULT | 3 | Final race, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 67% | TERR | 4 | American Samoa, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 67% | SUV | 3 | Grand Cherokee, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 67% | MAG | 3 | New Yorker, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 67% | BLDG | 4 | Big house, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 66% | CEO | 3 | Jo Bennett for Sabre, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 62% | REL | 3 | Hinduism or Islam, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 62% | ATNO | 4 | 27 for 56-Across, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 62% | COMM | 4 | Ways and Means, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 62% | SUV | 3 | Toyota Land Cruiser, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 62% | SCI | 3 | Chemistry or Biology, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 60% | PDA | 3 | Kissing on the street, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 60% | ATV | 3 | Quad bike or quadricycle, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 60% | NCO | 3 | Corporal or a Sergeant, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 60% | PDA | 3 | Kissing in a park, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 60% | PDA | 3 | Kissing in the park, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 59% | BACT | 4 | E. coli, for one: Abbr. |
| 58% | PDA | 3 | Hold hands in a subway, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 58% | WGT | 3 | 10 kilos or 60 grams, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 56% | TNT | 3 | Explosive for Wile E. Coyote: Abbr. |
| 56% | ELEC | 4 | Part of G E.: Abbr. |