| 100% | GRID | 4 | Crossword constructor's design |
| 68% | CLUING | 6 | Crossword constructor's job |
| 68% | CLUEING | 7 | Crossword constructor's chore |
| 68% | CLUING | 6 | Crossword constructor's work |
| 56% | SADIST | 6 | Crossword constructor, seemingly |
| 56% | EVAN | 4 | Crossword constructor Birnholz |
| 55% | CLUERS | 6 | Crossword constructors, often |
| 54% | JOB | 3 | Crossword constructor, e.g. |
| 54% | GRIDS | 5 | Crossword constructors create them |
| 53% | LAKE | 4 | A crossword constructor |
| 51% | PUNNERSWORLD | 12 | Magazine for crossword constructors? |
| 51% | GRIDS | 5 | "Canvases" for crossword constructors |
| 50% | CLUEING | 7 | Task for a crossword constructor |
| 50% | GRID | 4 | Crossword puzzle design |
| 49% | ROGETS | 6 | Handy reference for a crossword constructor |
| 48% | LOOMED | 6 | Was imminent, like deadlines to crossword constructors |
| 46% | OGEE | 4 | Design curve shaped like an S |
| 45% | SANE | 4 | Crossword constructors often generate doubt in claiming that they are this |
| 45% | SPEC | 4 | What many journalists (and some crossword constructors) work on |
| 44% | ALL | 3 | "___ About Steve" (film starring Sandra Bullock as a crossword constructor) |
| 44% | HEM | 3 | Sound of hesitation, often uttered by crossword constructors pondering clues |
| 43% | SLEEK | 5 | Like Apple's design |
| 43% | ROSETTE | 7 | Cake decorator's design |
| 43% | CHIPSAHOY | 9 | Nabisco cookie brand shown no love by crossword constructors ... until now! |
| 42% | ALL | 3 | "___ About Steve" (cinematic flop in which Sandra Bullock plays a crossword constructor) |
| 41% | SPEC | 4 | Constructor's detail |
| 40% | AMNESIA | 7 | Problem that crossword constructors can't afford to have, if I remember rightly |
| 40% | SLEEP | 5 | Something that crossword constructors working to deadlines are often in dire need of |
| 40% | DECOR | 5 | Home's interior design |
| 40% | TARTANPLAID | 11 | Clan's colorful design |