| 100% | EST | 3 | Contractor's quote for a repair (Abbr.) |
| 51% | UPC | 3 | It's read for a price: Abbr. |
| 51% | SSN | 3 | ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. |
| 51% | MBA | 3 | Degree for a company's president: Abbr. |
| 51% | RPM | 3 | Stat for a turntable's speed: Abbr. |
| 50% | DIY | 3 | Like a project you don't hire a contractor for: Abbr. |
| 50% | NSA | 3 | Government group that Edward Snowden was once a contractor for: Abbr. |
| 50% | NSA | 3 | Government group for which Edward Snowden worked as a contractor: Abbr. |
| 50% | SRS | 3 | S.A.T. takers, for short. Also a system used in airbags : Abbr |
| 49% | NSA | 3 | Government group for which Edward Snowden once worked as a contractor: Abbr. |
| 49% | DUI | 3 | Reason for a drunk's traffic ticket: Abbr. |
| 49% | MVP | 3 | Award for a league's top performer: Abbr. |
| 49% | SSN | 3 | Unique ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. |
| 48% | ESL | 3 | Course for a newcomer to the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 48% | ESL | 3 | Course for a future U.S. citizen, maybe: Abbr. |
| 48% | CEO | 3 | Title for a company's largest stockholder, sometimes: Abbr. |
| 48% | SSN | 3 | Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. |
| 48% | SSN | 3 | Nine-digit ID, for a U.S. taxpayer: Abbr. |
| 47% | GPA | 3 | 4.0, for a student with straight A's: Abbr. |
| 47% | TUE | 3 | It's named for a Germanic war god: Abbr. |
| 47% | EST | 3 | Contractor's quote (Abbr.) |
| 47% | MAINTENANCECONE | 15 | Ice cream for a repair person? |
| 46% | FRI | 3 | It's named for a Norse goddess of wisdom: Abbr. |
| 46% | CCNY | 4 | Woody Allen's school, for a brief while: Abbr. |
| 46% | MPG | 3 | Stat that's low for a gas guzzler: Abbr. |
| 46% | MPG | 3 | Stat that's bad for a gas guzzler: Abbr. |
| 46% | ADA | 3 | Title for a lawyer who's junior to a chief prosecutor: Abbr. |
| 46% | ERA | 3 | Statistic that's low for a great baseball pitcher: Abbr. |
| 45% | SPEC | 4 | Figure for a contractor |
| 44% | IRA | 3 | Option for a long-term investor: Abbr. |