| 100% | RAISE | 5 | An increase in salary for performance or seniority |
| 47% | RAISE | 5 | Increase in salary, for one |
| 44% | UPSWING | 7 | An increase in strength or quality; golf movement |
| 43% | PAYRISE | 7 | Increase in wages or salary |
| 39% | RISES | 5 | Goes up for increases in salary |
| 39% | ARISE | 5 | Get up for an increase in pay |
| 38% | DEPT | 4 | Section or division in an office, for short |
| 37% | GEOFFREY | 8 | __ Rush, won an Oscar for his performance in Shine |
| 37% | TOMHANKS | 8 | Won an Oscar for his performance in Forrest Gump |
| 37% | FILE | 4 | Box or folder for sorting papers in an office |
| 37% | RAISE | 5 | Increase in salary |
| 37% | RAISES | 6 | Increases in salary |
| 37% | RAISE | 5 | Increase in salary, say |
| 36% | FONTAINE | 8 | Joan who won an Academy Award for her performance in “Suspicion” |
| 36% | SMOG | 4 | Reason for an air quality alert in Beijing or Los Angeles |
| 36% | LEO | 3 | Actress Melissa who won an Oscar for her performance in "The Fighter" |
| 35% | ELCHE | 5 | Town in Valencia noted for the performance of an annual medieval religious drama |
| 35% | DREAM | 5 | One might center around being naked in public or unprepared for an exam |
| 35% | PAN | 3 | Cake ___, metal or ceramic container that is safe for use in an oven |
| 35% | ELCHE | 5 | Town in Valencia, Spain, noted for the performance of an annual medieval religious drama |
| 35% | ELCHE | 5 | Town in Valencia, Spain noted for the performance of an annual medieval religious drama |
| 35% | CENTERLINE | 10 | Marking in the middle of the road ... or an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala ___, actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in the 2016 film "Moonlight" |
| 34% | ITUNES | 6 | Where to find the songs in this grid ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle? |
| 34% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ Isaac (actor in Dune and Star Wars ... or an award he might be nominated for?) |
| 34% | INFLATION | 9 | An increase in price and fall in purchasing power |
| 34% | ARISE | 5 | Get up to terrible increase in salary |
| 34% | RAISE | 5 | Increase in one's salary |
| 34% | BATTERIESNOTINCLUDED | 20 | In other words, mom or dad will be out at midnight searching for an open store |
| 33% | EXPAND | 6 | Increase in size or scope |