| 100% | ATEAM | 5 | Best group to send on the field (Hyph.) |
| 47% | ASSET | 5 | Good thing to have on the books |
| 47% | WIN | 3 | Good thing to have on the record |
| 44% | ATEAM | 5 | Preferred group on the field |
| 44% | EFILE | 5 | Send forms to the IRS via computer: Hyph. |
| 43% | APB | 3 | "Be on the lookout" notice sent to cops (Abbr.) |
| 43% | ATEAM | 5 | Best athletes on the roster: Hyph. |
| 43% | AGAME | 5 | Good thing to bring to the field |
| 43% | HUDDLE | 6 | Convene to strategize on the football field |
| 43% | CARE | 4 | "When you ___ enough to send the very best" (Hallmark slogan) |
| 43% | SHY | 3 | Unlikely to send the first message on a dating app |
| 43% | GLASSES | 7 | Item with lenses, worn on the nose to see better |
| 43% | ITSME | 5 | First line on the phone to someone you know well |
| 43% | AGAME | 5 | Good thing to bring to the field, perhaps |
| 43% | SWINGSETS | 9 | Good places to get pushed on the playground |
| 42% | GLOVES | 6 | Good things to have on hand when the weather gets cold? |
| 42% | TOPHAT | 6 | Loser to "Mutiny on the Bounty" for Best Picture |
| 41% | PEDESTALS | 9 | The great & good are placed on them, to be revered |
| 41% | MIDOFF | 6 | In cricket, the fielding position on the off side closest to the bowler |
| 41% | EVERYMOTHERSSON | 15 | Group with the 1967 hit "Come On Down to My Boat" |
| 41% | ITMAY | 5 | "___ be better to leave the lights on...": 2 wds. |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian group with the 1985 song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian group with the 1985 hit "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Pop group with the 1985 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | SCRAMBLEBANDS | 13 | College musicians making shapes on the field, or do what this puzzle does to the once-recognizable starred phrases |
| 40% | SALESCLERKS | 11 | Ones who'd like to get the goods on you |
| 40% | NWA | 3 | Group that had the first hardcore rap album to reach #1 on Billboard |
| 39% | WISHES | 6 | Warm ___, thoughtful words sent on a note to brighten someone's day like the morning sun |