| 100% | LBS | 3 | Between 75 and 140, for an adult cheetah: Abbr. |
| 37% | LARVA | 5 | Stage between egg and pupa, for an insect |
| 34% | MOLARS | 6 | Dozen for an adult |
| 33% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and an alias: Abbr. |
| 32% | CBA | 3 | Legal contract between an employer and a union (abbr.) |
| 31% | FERM{IPA}RADOX | 14 | Contradiction, named for an Italian American physicist, between the lack of evidence of aliens and the supposedly high probability of their existence |
| 30% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 30% | FTW | 3 | Internet cheer for an achievement, especially in Snapchat: Abbr. |
| 30% | SCHS | 4 | 75- and 80-Down, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 30% | SYSCO | 5 | Acronym for an international food distributor: Abbr. |
| 30% | GRE | 3 | Test for an advanced degree seeker: Abbr. |
| 30% | ECON | 4 | Major for an aspiring MBA, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 30% | THESAHARADESERT | 15 | Home for an addax and dorcas gazelle |
| 30% | EAR | 3 | Locale for an anvil and a hammer |
| 30% | CPR | 3 | Course for an EMT: Abbr. |
| 30% | MSS | 3 | Works for an editor: Abbr. |
| 30% | PIN | 3 | Password for an ATM: Abbr. |
| 30% | ESQ | 3 | Title for an attorney: abbr. |
| 30% | OPER | 4 | Abbr. between * and # |
| 29% | GMAT | 4 | Exam for an M.B.A. hopeful: Abbr. |
| 29% | JAVELIN | 7 | Spear for an Olympic track and field event |
| 29% | COLDCASE | 8 | Police label for an old and unsolved crime |
| 29% | DDS | 3 | Deg. for an expert on calculus and bridges |
| 29% | SOS | 3 | Request for an island getaway?: Abbr. |
| 29% | PSAT | 4 | Exam for an 11th-grader: Abbr. |
| 29% | DDS | 3 | Degree for an oral surgeon: Abbr. |
| 29% | MBA | 3 | Degree for an aspiring executive: Abbr. |
| 29% | MBA | 3 | Degree for an executive, often: Abbr. |
| 29% | REV | 3 | Title for an ordained minister: Abbr. |
| 29% | PARTYTIME | 9 | An evening for sociability and fun |