| 100% | SLAMDUNKTEST | 12 | Exam that's an easy A? |
| 59% | GPA | 3 | Stat that an easy A might boost: Abbr. |
| 54% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Exam that's sometimes written in a blue book: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SAT | 3 | College entrance exam that's an alternative to the ACT |
| 53% | GRAVYTRAIN | 10 | ... that's a source of easy money |
| 53% | GPA | 3 | Fig. boosted by an easy A |
| 52% | ETHER | 5 | Chemical compound that’s an anagram of a number |
| 52% | VERNA | 5 | Name that’s an anagram of a black bird |
| 52% | ERIC | 4 | Name that's an anagram of a grain |
| 52% | MELON | 5 | Fruit that's an anagram of a fruit |
| 52% | NORA | 4 | Name that's a conjunction + an article |
| 52% | GRUELINGCLASS | 13 | Antithesis of an easy A? |
| 52% | SAT | 3 | Standardized high school exam that's an alternative to the ACT |
| 51% | TACO | 4 | Food that's an anagram of a winter garment |
| 51% | ERIC | 4 | Name that's an anagram of a food staple |
| 51% | ALEC | 4 | Name that's an anagram of a delicate fabric |
| 51% | UBER | 4 | App that's an alternative to calling a cab |
| 51% | DELTA | 5 | Letter that's an airline and a river feature |
| 50% | TSAR | 4 | Word that's an accidental acronym of a Hemingway title |
| 50% | OHO | 3 | Exclamation that's a Midwest state without an "i" |
| 50% | ESSAY | 5 | Part of an exam that might be written in a blue book |
| 50% | AVIS | 4 | Car-rental company that’s an anagram of a credit-card company |
| 50% | TIE | 3 | Outcome that's an alternative to a win or a loss |
| 50% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 50% | OXO | 3 | Houseware brand that's easy to read in a mirror |
| 49% | FARO | 4 | Card game that's a homonym of an ancient ruler |
| 49% | ORAL | 4 | Like an exam that's taken by speaking |
| 49% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 49% | BACKTOTHEDRAWINGBOARD | 21 | "___? That's when an artist is facing away from a drafting table" |
| 49% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Something that’s not quite as easy as A, B, C? |