| 100% | ADEXEC | 6 | Bigwig who creates commercials, for short: 2 wds. |
| 50% | RICHARDSERRA | 12 | American sculptor (1938-2024) who created "Tilted Arc" for Manhattan's Federal Plaza: 2 wds. |
| 48% | PABLOPICASSO | 12 | Spanish artist (1881-1973) who created a giant untitled sculpture for Chicago's Daley Plaza: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SDAK | 4 | Mount Rushmore's state, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HOMEEC | 6 | High-school cooking class, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | GENX | 4 | Kids of baby boomers, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TREX | 4 | Dinosaur in "Jurassic Park," for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DOWJONES | 8 | Major stock market index, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | GENX | 4 | Demographic group before millennials, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TREX | 4 | Carnivorous dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TREX | 4 | Fearsome dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONEK | 4 | Quick race, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ACCOUNTREP | 10 | Client handler, for short: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PHARMAREP | 9 | Drug seller, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | STPAT | 5 | March 17th honoree, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GENX | 4 | Baby boomers' children, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" beast, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | POSTDOC | 7 | Lab research assistant, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | Huge, carnivorous dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | Big, scary dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | STPAT | 5 | March 17 honoree, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic World" dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | NETWT | 5 | Cereal box figure, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | HOMEEC | 6 | Domestic-science subject, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | KSTATE | 6 | Midwestern public university, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GENX | 4 | Baby boomers' kids, for short: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" menace, for short: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 45% | JLO | 3 | "Jenny From the Block" singer, for short: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ADREP | 5 | Person selling space in magazines, for short: 2 wds. |