| 100% | STS | 3 | Abbr. concerning the holy or "potholy" |
| 51% | CELESTIAL | 9 | Concerning the sky or outer space |
| 49% | USN | 3 | Defense department concerning the sea: Abbr. |
| 49% | SYR | 3 | Part of the Holy Land: Abbr. |
| 47% | ECON | 4 | The Fed's concern: Abbr. |
| 47% | MILITARY | 8 | Concerning warfare or the armed forces |
| 47% | MTNS | 4 | The Rockies or the Andes: Abbr. |
| 47% | ECON | 4 | Concern of the Federal Reserve: Abbr. |
| 46% | STD | 3 | The "S" in PST or EST: Abbr. |
| 46% | ERA | 3 | The Roaring Twenties or Elizabethan times: Abbr. |
| 46% | UNIV | 4 | The "U" in "LSU" or "NYU": Abbr. |
| 46% | UNIV | 4 | The "U" in "BYU" or "USC": Abbr. |
| 45% | MTS | 3 | The Rockies or the Andes, for example: Abbr. |
| 45% | CLE | 3 | The Indians or Browns, on a scoreboard: Abbr. |
| 44% | AMER | 4 | The "A" of N.A. or S.A.: Abbr. |
| 44% | CHI | 3 | The Cubs or White Sox, on a scoreboard: Abbr. |
| 43% | EMT | 3 | One concerned with matters of the heart: Abbr. |
| 43% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands or kissing on the street: Abbr. |
| 43% | TERR | 4 | Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands: Abbr. |
| 43% | SCHED | 5 | A, B, or C from the IRS: Abbr. |
| 43% | ORAL | 4 | Spoken, or concerning the mouth |
| 42% | OSHA | 4 | Agency concerned with the well-being of employees: Abbr. |
| 42% | STI | 3 | An injury to the muscles, ligaments or tendons: Abbr |
| 42% | NCO | 3 | E-4 or E-6, in the Army: Abbr. |
| 42% | EPA | 3 | Government group concerned with the air quality index: Abbr. |
| 42% | ICU | 3 | Where a patient may go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 42% | ICU | 3 | Where a patient might go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 41% | ICU | 3 | Where a hospital patient might go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 41% | VOL | 3 | Stereo knob that makes the sound louder or softer: Abbr. |
| 41% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled letters |