| 100% | PHD | 3 | Degree for someone who's no longer ABD |
| 47% | PHD | 3 | Title for someone who gets a doctorate degree |
| 46% | COMMUTER | 8 | Someone who travels long distances for work |
| 45% | AWOL | 4 | Army term for someone who is a no show: Abbr. |
| 44% | PRUNE | 5 | Someone who sits in the bath for too long, jocularly |
| 44% | NIAGARA | 7 | Falls for someone who's married? |
| 43% | NIAGARA | 7 | Falls for someone who's already married? |
| 43% | POGOSTICK | 9 | Device for someone who's hopping mad? |
| 43% | GUILTTRIP | 9 | "Travel" for someone who's feeling bad? |
| 43% | PHOTODUMP | 9 | Format for someone who's still sharing? |
| 43% | LOTTERYTICKET | 13 | Purchase for someone who's feeling lucky |
| 43% | GONER | 5 | Someone who's done for |
| 43% | PROS | 4 | Those who are no longer amateurs, for short |
| 43% | MUSICALTHEATER | 14 | Background for someone who's good with numbers |
| 43% | SALTS | 5 | Smelling ___ (reviving agent for someone who's fainted) |
| 43% | TIRED | 5 | "Dog-___," idiom for someone who's extremely exhausted |
| 43% | SAINTDOM | 8 | State for someone who's not just venerable |
| 43% | SPEEDGUN | 8 | Problem for someone who's pushing 90, say |
| 43% | APNEA | 5 | Problem for someone who’s loud in bed? |
| 43% | GET | 3 | "___ well soon!" (wish for someone who's sick) |
| 43% | SPAREROOM | 9 | Godsend for someone who's about to crash? |
| 43% | PAY | 3 | Severance ___ (compensation for someone who's been fired) |
| 42% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Spot for someone who’s about to exit, perhaps |
| 42% | DDS | 3 | Degree for one who's studied calculus |
| 41% | DUPE | 4 | Someone who's been played for a sucker |
| 41% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's no longer an amateur |
| 41% | PRO | 3 | Player who's no longer an amateur |
| 41% | ADULT | 5 | Person who's no longer a child |
| 41% | PRO | 3 | Person who's no longer an amateur |
| 41% | ADULT | 5 | One who's no longer a minor |