| 100% | OBIT | 4 | Bio for the departed, briefly |
| 65% | OBIT | 4 | Bio of the dearly departed, briefly |
| 57% | EULOGIES | 8 | Deliveries for the departed |
| 57% | REQUIEM | 7 | Mass for the departed |
| 53% | KOD | 3 | Down for the count, briefly |
| 53% | IRA | 3 | Fund for the future, briefly |
| 53% | ASL | 3 | Communication for the deaf, briefly |
| 53% | USO | 3 | Troupe for the troops, briefly |
| 53% | MON | 3 | Day for the blues, briefly |
| 52% | WAHLBERG | 8 | Mark —, Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed |
| 52% | ELEGY | 5 | Poem for the dear departed |
| 52% | RIP | 3 | Letters for the dear departed |
| 52% | ELEGY | 5 | Poem for the dearly departed |
| 52% | ELEGY | 5 | Song for the dearly departed |
| 52% | RIP | 3 | Letters for the dearly departed |
| 51% | HAVEANICETRIP | 13 | Send-off for the dear departed? |
| 51% | LATEGREAT | 9 | Rhyming epithet for the dearly departed |
| 50% | WAHLBERG | 8 | Mark —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Departed |
| 49% | AUG | 3 | Peak period for the Perseid meteor shower, briefly |
| 49% | WMD | 3 | Justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, briefly |
| 49% | IRAS | 4 | Some plans for the future, briefly |
| 49% | KOD | 3 | Put down for the count, briefly |
| 48% | TDS | 3 | Four for the Bucs in Super Bowl LV, briefly |
| 47% | SNL | 3 | Kenan Thompson's show for the past 18 seasons, briefly |
| 47% | TOGOTOTOGO | 10 | Why the tourist departed for Africa? |
| 44% | DDT | 3 | Substance blamed for the decline in bald eagles in the '40s and '50s, briefly |
| 43% | WWI | 3 | Historical setting for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” briefly |
| 43% | MRIS | 4 | Scans that might induce anxiety for the claustrophobic, briefly |
| 43% | KOD | 3 | On the floor for the count, briefly |
| 43% | LIZA | 4 | Role for Gemma-Leah Devereux in the 2019 bio-pic “Judy” |