| 100% | RETAILER | 8 | After a wholesaler, things are sold to a customer by a ___ |
| 47% | SALESMAN | 8 | A male whose job is to sell things |
| 46% | CILKASJOURNEY | 13 | Novel by 15-Across about a woman who is sent to Siberia after surviving Auschwitz (2 wds.) |
| 43% | HURT | 4 | A Nine Inch Nails song which shot to fame after being covered by Johnny Cash |
| 43% | DEVIL | 5 | To whom a soul may be sold |
| 42% | WAX | 3 | It might be applied to a car after a wash |
| 42% | BSMITH | 6 | Transcultural icon whose home collection was the first by a Black woman to be sold at a major retailer |
| 42% | ENDLATE | 7 | Finish after things are expected to finish |
| 41% | VINCENT | 7 | 1971 song by Don McLean that is named after and a tribute to Dutch artist Van Gogh |
| 41% | TEARS | 5 | A sad thing to be in |
| 41% | FOR2 | 4 | To be shared by a couple |
| 41% | GOFETCH | 7 | Command to a dog after a ball is thrown |
| 40% | MENUS | 5 | Things collected by a waiter after ordering |
| 40% | AGENDAS | 7 | Things to be discussed in a meeting |
| 40% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 40% | AMIND | 5 | "__ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 40% | GRANDMASTER | 11 | Highest title that can be awarded to a player by world chess organisation FIDE |
| 40% | STOP | 4 | "The important thing is not to ___ questioning," quote by scientist Albert Einstein |
| 40% | TONE | 4 | A kid may be told to watch it, especially by a parent |
| 40% | ANDROMEDA | 9 | She was chained to a rock and saved by Perseus |
| 40% | LOVE | 4 | "Crazy Little Thing Called ___," 1979 song by Queen that is a tribute to Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard |
| 40% | ADUE | 4 | To be sung by a couple, in music |
| 40% | WASTE | 5 | "A mind is a terrible thing to ___" |
| 40% | MIND | 4 | "A ___ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 40% | WATER | 5 | ___ Bearer, shape of a human that is said to be represented by the constellation Aquarius |
| 39% | LOKI | 4 | Mythological trickster who was punished by being held to a rock |
| 39% | LEFTOVERS | 9 | Remaining food after a meal; to be consumed later |
| 39% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 39% | THETAIL | 7 | Challenging thing to have a tiger by |