| 100% | MFA | 3 | Degree that 42-Across earned from the Iowa Writers' Workshop (Abbr.) |
| 48% | MFA | 3 | Degree offered by the Iowa Writer's Workshop (Abbr.) |
| 40% | MFA | 3 | Iowa Writers' Workshop degree |
| 39% | MFAS | 4 | Some Iowa Writers' Workshop degrees |
| 38% | MBA | 3 | Degree that Steve Bannon earned from Harvard in 1985 |
| 36% | OPP | 3 | Across the street from: Abbr. |
| 36% | ITAL | 4 | From the nation that gave us pizza and Parmesan: Abbr. |
| 36% | PHD | 3 | Degree that Mayim Bialik earned in neuroscience: Abbr. |
| 36% | BEVERLYHILLS | 12 | Single from the album "Make Believe" that was 42-Across's first Top 10 hit (2 wds.) |
| 36% | VCR | 3 | Gadget from the 90s that plays cassette tapes: Abbr. |
| 35% | PHD | 3 | Advanced degree that can take four years to earn: Abbr. |
| 35% | ETS | 3 | Visitors from across the galaxy: Abbr. |
| 35% | ETS | 3 | Creatures from across the galaxy: Abbr. |
| 35% | MDS | 3 | Degrees earned by most physicians in the US: Abbr. |
| 34% | PHD | 3 | Degree that someone might earn after an M.S. or M.A.: Abbr. |
| 33% | DCUNITED | 8 | Soccer team from the US capital that's won four MLS championships: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 32% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that's across the Pacific from North America |
| 31% | MBA | 3 | Degree earned by Shaquille O'Neal from the University of Phoenix (Abbr.) |
| 31% | CRIME | 5 | "____ Story," '80s reality show that summarised felonies and offences from across the country |
| 31% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 31% | PASIV | 5 | ___ Device, gadget from "Inception" that is used to enable dreams for the subject: Abbr. |
| 30% | AMER | 4 | From the States: Abbr. |
| 30% | AMER | 4 | From the US: Abbr. |
| 30% | EVERSINCE | 9 | From the time that |
| 30% | STE | 3 | Office abbr. that omits "ui" from the interior |
| 30% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 29% | RBIS | 4 | Second statistical category that's part of the 34-Across: Abbr. |
| 29% | MUCUS | 5 | Layer in the stomach that protects from 1-Across |
| 29% | PHD | 3 | Degree that typically requires a thesis: Abbr. |
| 29% | PHDS | 4 | Degrees that often come after MAs: Abbr. |