| 100% | PHD | 3 | Degree in astrophysics awarded to Brian May from Imperial College of London in 2007: Abbr. |
| 31% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist for rock band Queen, he also holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Imperial College London: 2 wds. |
| 26% | OBERLIN | 7 | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| 25% | LORENAOCHOA | 11 | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LLB | 3 | Legal degree in London: Abbr. |
| 24% | MING | 4 | Imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 |
| 24% | LLB | 3 | Law degree, in London: Abbr. |
| 24% | PHD | 3 | Queen guitarist Brian May has one in astrophysics |
| 24% | LLB | 3 | Attorney's degree, in London: Abbr. |
| 24% | RAD | 3 | Alternative to degrees, in math: Abbr. |
| 23% | GHETTO | 6 | Its etymology may derive from the diminutive of "borough" in Italian |
| 23% | LINACRE | 7 | Thomas —, chief founder and first president of the Royal College of Physicians in London |
| 23% | SUES | 4 | Tries to get money from in a court of law |
| 23% | SNEEZES | 7 | You may try to stop them from coming out in public |
| 23% | ESL | 3 | Course where the conjugation of to be might be taught: abbr. |
| 23% | IPA | 3 | Type of beer that tends to taste bitter from hops: Abbr. |
| 23% | JACKPOTJUSTICE | 14 | Awarding of huge settlements to plaintiffs, in modern lingo |
| 22% | MSG | 3 | Additive synthesized in an attempt to replicate the taste of kombu: abbr. |
| 22% | SARKOZY | 7 | President of France from 2007 to 2012: Nicolas __ |
| 22% | SARKOSY | 7 | President of France from 2007 to 2012: Nicolas __ |
| 22% | JRS | 3 | Students in their third year of college: Abbr. |
| 22% | APA | 3 | Organization that removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in 1973: Abbr. |
| 22% | TKO | 3 | It may result in abrupt ending of a boxing match: Abbr. |
| 22% | OBERLIN | 7 | First U.S. college to award degrees to women |
| 22% | TAURUS | 6 | Sign of the zodiac runs from April to May |
| 22% | SRS | 3 | High schoolers who may be applying to colleges: Abbr. |
| 22% | COE | 3 | Private college in Cedar Rapids (anagram of "eco"): Abbr. |
| 22% | GEMINI | 6 | Sign of the zodiac runs from May to June |
| 22% | IMO | 3 | "From my point of view," in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 22% | DOORS | 5 | The ___, "Roadhouse Blues" band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 |