| 100% | IDIOM | 5 | Challenge for an E.S.L. student |
| 53% | APTEST | 6 | Challenge for a H.S. honor student |
| 48% | TAXTIP | 6 | Advice for an e-filer |
| 46% | OZONEHOLE | 9 | Opening for an E.P.A. worker? |
| 45% | APTEST | 6 | Exam for an ambitious H.S. student ... or what this puzzle has been? |
| 45% | APTEST | 6 | Challenge for a college-bound student, maybe |
| 44% | EFFORT | 6 | What an E may stand for |
| 44% | PTS | 3 | 3 for an FG, e.g. |
| 43% | GPA | 3 | 4.0, for an A student: Abbr. |
| 41% | DOE | 3 | Surname for an unknown person in an E.R. |
| 41% | GPA | 3 | 3.5, e.g., for a student |
| 41% | LOGO | 4 | An apple for Apple Inc., e.g. |
| 40% | SNUB | 4 | Crowd favorite not getting nominated for an Oscar, e.g. |
| 40% | LOWE | 4 | E. S. ___, old game company famous for Yahtzee and Bingo |
| 40% | SPACED | 6 | L i k e t h i s |
| 40% | GPA | 3 | An A student has a high one, for short |
| 39% | PSAT | 4 | Challenge for H.S. juniors |
| 39% | WIE | 3 | Youngest player to qualify for an L.P.G.A. Tour event |
| 39% | CASUALTYFRIDAY | 14 | Nickname for an accident-prone L.A.P.D. sergeant? |
| 39% | SOOT | 4 | Challenge for Santa's dry-cleaner |
| 38% | SEDAN | 5 | Order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 38% | ABET | 4 | Provide an alibi for, e.g. |
| 38% | ORAL | 4 | Student's challenge |
| 37% | WIE | 3 | Michelle ___, the youngest ever golfer to qualify for an L.P.G.A event |
| 37% | RUMBLEFISH | 10 | Matt Dillon film based on an S. E. Hinton novel |
| 37% | GEN | 3 | Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant, for example: Abbr. |
| 37% | ANDES | 5 | Another order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 36% | SENDTO | 6 | Prompt for an email recipient's address |
| 36% | COM | 3 | Part of an e-tailer's address |
| 36% | LADY | 4 | Title for an earl's daughter |