| 100% | HQS | 3 | Centers of operations, for short |
| 70% | WWII | 4 | Conflict with the European Theater of Operations, for short |
| 67% | MOD | 3 | Kind of operation in number theory, for short |
| 61% | BASES | 5 | Centers of operations |
| 61% | MEDSCHOOL | 9 | Center of operations? |
| 61% | BASE | 4 | Center of operations |
| 61% | BASES | 5 | Centers of operation |
| 57% | HUB | 3 | Airline's center of operations |
| 55% | ARMYBASE | 8 | Military home of operations for ground forces |
| 54% | AIRLINEHUB | 10 | Center of JetBlue or Lufthansa operations |
| 54% | EVAC | 4 | Emergency operation, for short |
| 54% | EVAC | 4 | Rescue operation, for short |
| 53% | STL | 3 | House of Blues for short? |
| 52% | AMT | 3 | Quantity, for short (anagram of "tam") |
| 52% | THO | 3 | However, for short (anagram of "hot") |
| 52% | EVAC | 4 | Emergency rescue operation, for short |
| 52% | MID | 3 | Center, for short |
| 51% | NSA | 3 | Operator of the Utah Data Center, for short |
| 51% | DEB | 3 | Society newcomer, for short (anagram of "bed") |
| 51% | ALUM | 4 | Former student, for short (anagram of "maul") |
| 51% | PECS | 4 | Chest muscles, for short (anagram of "spec") |
| 51% | LAT | 3 | Back muscle, for short (anagram of "alt") |
| 51% | SPEC | 4 | Design detail, for short (anagram of "pecs") |
| 51% | OBIT | 4 | Memorial column, for short (anagram of "tibo") |
| 51% | ERS | 3 | Operation locations, for short |
| 50% | CRANE | 5 | Center of a Venn diagram for "Birds" and "Construction equipment" |
| 50% | ARB | 3 | Wall Street figure, for short (anagram of "bar") |
| 50% | MISC | 4 | Junk drawer label, for short (anagram of "scim") |
| 50% | MAJ | 3 | Colonel's junior, for short (anagram of "jam") |
| 50% | PEKE | 4 | Chinese toy dog, for short (anagram of "keep") |