| 100% | GOLOW | 5 | Behave contemptibly, per a Michelle Obama catchphrase |
| 38% | GOLOW | 5 | "When they ___, we ..." (start of a Michelle Obama quote): 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELMO | 4 | Michelle Obama's partner in a 2009 health PSA |
| 35% | JCREW | 5 | Clothing chain that boasts Michelle Obama as a customer: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALUMNA | 6 | Michelle Obama vis-à-vis Princeton |
| 30% | EBONY | 5 | Magazine with Barack and Michelle Obama on a 2007 cover with the caption "America's Next First Couple?" |
| 30% | NEE | 3 | Michelle Obama (___ Robinson) |
| 30% | NEE | 3 | Michelle Obama, ___ Robinson |
| 30% | NEE | 3 | Michelle Obama __ Robinson |
| 30% | NEE | 3 | Michelle Obama ___ Robinson |
| 29% | OBESITY | 7 | Michelle Obama campaign target |
| 29% | MALIA | 5 | Michelle Obama's eldest |
| 29% | ALUM | 4 | Michelle Obama, to Princeton |
| 29% | SASHA | 5 | Michelle Obama's youngest |
| 29% | ASSTATED | 8 | Per a previous stipulation |
| 29% | ATLAW | 5 | Per a penal code |
| 29% | FIRSTLADIES | 11 | Michelle Obama and Laura Bush |
| 29% | PRINCETON | 9 | Michelle Obama's alma mater |
| 29% | FIRST | 5 | ___ Lady Michelle Obama |
| 28% | FLOTUS | 6 | Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, informally |
| 28% | MEMOIR | 6 | Michelle Obama’s “Becoming,” e.g. |
| 28% | MOM | 3 | Michelle Obama, to Sasha and Malia |
| 28% | OBESITY | 7 | Issue for Michelle Obama |
| 28% | STIRIN | 6 | Add, per a recipe |
| 27% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Michelle Obama and Laura Bush were this |
| 27% | SIS | 3 | Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short |
| 27% | MARIAN | 6 | ___ Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama |
| 27% | AGED | 4 | Acquired wisdom, per a saying |
| 27% | HASTE | 5 | Waste maker, per a proverb |
| 27% | HASTE | 5 | Waste-maker, per a proverb |