| 100% | MOMANDPOP | 9 | Couple who might own a small business: 3 wds. |
| 49% | MANAGER | 7 | Person who may own or supervise a business |
| 38% | BLESSTHISMESS | 13 | 2019 sitcom about a city couple who relocate to a Nebraska farm: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SON | 3 | One who might follow into a family business |
| 37% | BALD | 4 | Like someone who may not own a comb |
| 36% | BYTHESEA | 8 | Current film about a couple who take a vacation to try to save their marriage: 3 wds. |
| 36% | CPA | 3 | Professional who might audit a business's finances: Abbr. |
| 36% | CPA | 3 | Professional who might audit a business's books: Abbr. |
| 36% | CPA | 3 | Expert who may help a taxpayer 3-Down (Abbr.) |
| 35% | ELF | 3 | Small creature who might wear a hat and pointy shoes |
| 34% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | 35th president of the United States who owned a spaniel named Shannon: 3 wds. |
| 34% | EXECS | 5 | Business bigwigs who might have their own washroom, for short |
| 34% | SINGLEMOM | 9 | Woman who raises a kid on her own: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SAMMALONE | 9 | "Cheers" bar owner who was a former Red Sox pitcher: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SMALLWONDER | 11 | 1985 American science fiction comedy about a small girl who is a robot starring Tiffany Brissette: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MICROLOAN | 9 | Aid for a small business |
| 32% | LOCALAD | 7 | Spot for a small business? |
| 32% | MICROLOAN | 9 | Financing for a small business |
| 32% | FRANKIEVALLI | 12 | 30-Across singer who turns 90 years old on May 3, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JOHNMEANS | 9 | Baltimore Orioles pitcher who threw a no-hitter on May 5, 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | WADEMILEY | 9 | Cincinnati Reds pitcher who threw a no-hitter on May 7, 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ROCKCLIMBER | 11 | Athlete who might have a "belayed" reaction, and what 3-, 5-, 9-, and 30-Down each contain? |
| 32% | LOAN | 4 | Financial help for a small business |
| 32% | MRT | 3 | "The A-Team" actor who had his own breakfast cereal in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KATHYBATES | 10 | Actress who plays a marijuana dispensary owner in the new Netflix comedy "Disjointed": 2 wds. |
| 32% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | Tennis star who's a minority owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins: 2 wds. |
| 31% | QUEENLATIFAH | 12 | "Chicago" actress who plays a hairstylist who opens her own shop in "Beauty Shop" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DAYCARE | 7 | Small business, of a sort? |
| 31% | STAND | 5 | Small business of a sort |
| 31% | GETALIFE | 8 | "Just mind your own business!" (3 wds.) |