| 100% | OIL | 3 | Application for the Mr. Universe contest? |
| 53% | OILUP | 5 | Get ready for a Mr. Universe contest, say |
| 48% | GLOSS | 5 | Lustrous application for the lips |
| 47% | OILUP | 5 | Prepare for the Mr. Olympia competition |
| 44% | ELIGIBLE | 8 | Meeting the conditions for a contest |
| 43% | TITLE | 5 | Mr. Universe or Vice President, for example |
| 43% | HELPERS | 7 | "Look for the __": advice from Mr. Rogers |
| 42% | COSMOS | 6 | Another name for the universe as a whole |
| 41% | NEWT | 4 | Mr. Scamander of the Harry Potter universe |
| 41% | CALIFORNIALOTTO | 15 | Contest for millions on the West Coast |
| 41% | CURIOSITY | 9 | Tool for observing the universe |
| 41% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Tool for observing the universe |
| 41% | COSMOGONY | 9 | Term for the study of the origins of the universe |
| 41% | EST | 3 | 14 billion years, for the age of the universe: Abbr. |
| 40% | PECS | 4 | Chest muscles Mr. Universe might flex, for short |
| 40% | BANG | 4 | The Big ___, theory for how the Universe began |
| 40% | MASCOTS | 7 | Mr. Met and the Phillie Phanatic, for example |
| 40% | OLY | 3 | The ___ Games, for short (series of international athletic contests) |
| 39% | MONOCLE | 7 | Accessory for Mr. Peanut or the Penguin |
| 38% | NBAGAME | 7 | Contest between the Celtics and the Lakers, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ASH | 3 | Mr. Ketchum, who searches for Pokemon hidden in the starred clues |
| 38% | ETS | 3 | Many figures in the "Doctor Who" universe, for short |
| 38% | ADM | 3 | Ackbar of the "Star Wars" universe, for one (abbr.) |
| 38% | THOR | 4 | Role for Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 38% | ODIN | 4 | Role for Anthony Hopkins in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 37% | FAUN | 4 | Mr. Tumnus, in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” for one |
| 37% | OILUP | 5 | Get ready for a Mr. Universe competition, say |
| 37% | OINTMENT | 8 | Unguent for application to the skin |
| 36% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 36% | IGUESSITSFINITE | 15 | "So much for my theory that the universe has no end"? |