| 100% | FAD | 3 | Activity that briefly catches the public's interest |
| 40% | TEASERS | 7 | Short movie trailers that increase public interest in the movie |
| 37% | CIAWORLDFACTBOOK | 16 | Reference work in the public domain that's updated weekly |
| 37% | ENGAGE | 6 | Catch the interest of |
| 37% | THEWORM | 7 | It's the early bird that catches __ |
| 36% | AHUA | 4 | Nonprofit DC-based advocacy org. since 1932 that strives to represent the interests of the motoring public |
| 35% | POKER | 5 | Activity that may involve raising the blinds |
| 35% | GOLDENSNITCH | 12 | Quidditch ball that ends the game when it's caught |
| 34% | BENCHPRESS | 10 | Gym activity that works the pectorals |
| 34% | LASERTAG | 8 | Activity that involves taking a shot in the dark? |
| 33% | SHAGGYDOG | 9 | Long story that's interesting only for the teller: Hyph. |
| 33% | ILLS | 4 | The public's problems |
| 33% | WIDE | 4 | ___ receiver, American football position that's responsible for catching passes from the quarterback |
| 33% | SLEEP | 5 | Activity that seems to pass in the blink of an eye |
| 33% | SALERNO | 7 | City that briefly served as the Kingdom of Italy’s de-facto capital during the Second World War |
| 32% | LIVING | 6 | __ history; activities that re-enact the past |
| 32% | HIT | 3 | ___ the beach, tanning outing that's a relaxing activity for the last weekend before school |
| 32% | EKG | 3 | Medical test that checks the heart's electrical activity: Abbr. |
| 32% | MONALISA | 8 | Renaissance painting that briefly hung in the bedroom of Napoleon |
| 32% | SECTOR | 6 | Public __; services that are run by the government |
| 32% | FACETHENATION | 13 | Public affairs program that's previewed at the end of every episode of 48-Across (3 wds.) |
| 31% | UNEP | 4 | UN agency that coordinates the organization's environment-related activities: Abbr. |
| 31% | CLEAN | 5 | ___ out the backpack, tidying up that's a neat activity for the last weekend before school |
| 31% | TESLA | 5 | Carmaker that produces the electric Model S |
| 31% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Avian that catches the worm |
| 31% | ALTHO | 5 | Notwithstanding the fact that, briefly |
| 31% | HORSE | 5 | (3/5) ___ riding, activity that involves a "neighing" animal and the outdoors |
| 31% | NGOS | 4 | Public bodies that are not part of the government structure |
| 31% | PSA | 3 | Spot that may be on the environment, briefly |
| 31% | SXSW | 4 | Festival that put Twitter on the map, briefly |