| 100% | DEG | 3 | B.A., for ex. |
| 74% | ALUM | 4 | Ex-student of a university, for short |
| 74% | TYPE | 4 | A, B, AB, or O, for blood |
| 74% | TYPES | 5 | A-positive, B-negative, etc., for blood |
| 74% | TYPES | 5 | A and B, for blood |
| 72% | SIDE | 4 | A or B, for a cassette |
| 72% | SIDE | 4 | A or B, for the record |
| 72% | GMAT | 4 | Hurdle for a B-school hopeful |
| 71% | DEUS | 4 | ___ ex machina (Latin for "god from a machine") |
| 71% | AREA | 4 | (a + b)/2 x h, for a trapezoid |
| 71% | SRO | 3 | Welcome sign for a B'way angel |
| 71% | GPA | 3 | 3.0, for a B student: Abbr. |
| 69% | KEY | 3 | A Major or B flat, for one |
| 68% | GPA | 3 | What A's and B's are good for |
| 67% | THREE | 5 | Number of points for a B or C in Scrabble |
| 67% | BOLD | 4 | What B stands for in a word processor |
| 65% | THREE | 5 | Number of Scrabble points for a B, C, M or P |
| 65% | HOOKED | 6 | "___ on a Feeling" (hit for B.J. Thomas and Blue Swede) |
| 65% | BOTTLE | 6 | Aristotle: " a b**r for the __" said Monty Python |
| 65% | DEGS | 4 | B.A. and B.S., for two |
| 65% | RAPS | 4 | What Cardi B does for a living |
| 64% | NONOS | 5 | Showing up late and talking about your ex, for a first date |
| 64% | IDA | 3 | ___ B. Wells, civil-rights pioneer and investigative journalist known for A Red Record |
| 64% | CHUCK | 5 | Berry who is a singer and guitarist known for "Johnny B. Goode" |
| 63% | MARCANTHONY | 11 | Ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez who won a Grammy for "Amar Sin Mentiras": 2 wds. |
| 63% | TETE | 4 | Place for a béret |
| 62% | VITAMINS | 8 | Dietary supplements containing A, B, D, for e.g. |
| 62% | SKINNER | 7 | B F —, US behavioural psychologist who devised a box for studying the learning capacity of animals |
| 61% | EIN | 3 | A for Adenauer |
| 61% | ALPHA | 5 | A for Aristotle |