| 100% | PRO | 3 | Expert or skilled at a specific task |
| 42% | ADHOC | 5 | Specialized or for a specific task, committee-wise: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PRODIGY | 7 | Extraordinarily skilled at a young age |
| 36% | NEXT | 4 | Call at a deli or barbershop |
| 35% | HEADED | 6 | Gone to a specific direction or place |
| 35% | ENDEMIC | 7 | Occurs in a specific region or population |
| 35% | TORENT | 6 | Sign at a bicycle shop or boardinghouse |
| 35% | CART | 4 | Sight at a supermarket or golf course |
| 35% | SIDESHOW | 8 | Secondary act at a circus or fair |
| 35% | WIFI | 4 | Amenity at a coffee shop or airport |
| 35% | LIFEGUARD | 9 | Rescuer at a beach or swimming pool |
| 35% | RUSHWEEK | 8 | Important time at a fraternity or sorority |
| 35% | PIANO | 5 | Instrument at a John or Joel concert |
| 35% | WIFI | 4 | Internet connection at a restaurant or airport |
| 35% | EXEGETE | 7 | Expert at interpreting a text |
| 35% | HISTORYBUFF | 11 | Expert at a TV station? |
| 35% | GASOLINETAX | 11 | Levy at a BP or 69-Across station |
| 35% | UMPIRE | 6 | Main official at a tennis or cricket match |
| 34% | ONT | 3 | Text character in a specific style or size: f___ |
| 34% | PUPUPLATTER | 11 | Assortment of appetizers at a Polynesian or Chinese restaurant |
| 34% | REGIONAL | 8 | Specific to a particular location or area |
| 34% | PRO | 3 | A master or expert, as in sports |
| 34% | BLOODTYPE | 9 | A or O, at the hospital |
| 34% | ASSIGNING | 9 | Allocating a task or duty |
| 34% | CORONER | 7 | Expert witness at a trial |
| 33% | KNEADING | 8 | Task for a masseuse or a pastry chef |
| 33% | TYPE | 4 | A or O, at the blood bank |
| 33% | TOLL | 4 | Something you would pay at a turnpike or at a bridge |
| 32% | DRYSENSEOFHUMOR | 15 | A person skilled at deadpan has one |
| 32% | VAT | 3 | A container at a brewery or distillery |