| 100% | POSTDOC | 7 | Fellowship recipient at a research lab, perhaps |
| 39% | OUTLATE | 7 | At a club until it closes, perhaps |
| 39% | HALTED | 6 | At a standstill, perhaps |
| 38% | BANQUET | 7 | Feast, enjoyed at a wedding perhaps |
| 38% | STOLEN | 6 | At a chop shop, perhaps |
| 38% | IDLE | 4 | At a red light, perhaps |
| 38% | IDLING | 6 | At a red light, perhaps |
| 38% | RNA | 3 | Strands at a lab |
| 38% | TEABISCUIT | 10 | Cookie at a 4:00 social, perhaps |
| 38% | SWAY | 4 | Move at a folk-rock concert, perhaps |
| 38% | FREESHOTS | 9 | Prizes at a bar trivia contest, perhaps |
| 38% | HUM | 3 | Be at a loss for words, perhaps |
| 38% | CAR | 3 | Vehicle at a drive-in movie, perhaps |
| 38% | DIP | 3 | Bowlful at a Super Bowl party, perhaps |
| 38% | SWIM | 4 | Go at a crawl's place, perhaps? |
| 37% | KSTAR | 5 | Magnetic fusion device at a research institute in Korea: Abbr. |
| 37% | PETRI | 5 | Kind of dish at a lab |
| 37% | FIBERS | 6 | Evidence at a crime scene, perhaps |
| 37% | SANTA | 5 | Figure at a December party, perhaps |
| 37% | NUN | 3 | Teacher at a Catholic school, perhaps |
| 37% | ALE | 3 | Drink at a darts tournament, perhaps |
| 37% | OOHED | 5 | Marveled at a circus act, perhaps |
| 37% | ICESIN | 6 | Strands at a ski lodge, perhaps |
| 37% | ICEIN | 5 | Trap at a ski lodge, perhaps |
| 37% | IDLE | 4 | Sit at a traffic light, perhaps |
| 37% | IOU | 3 | Chit at a poker table, perhaps |
| 37% | PAPERBACKS | 10 | Finds at a used bookstore, perhaps |
| 37% | DARED | 5 | Challenged at a slumber party, perhaps |
| 37% | IDLED | 5 | Sat at a traffic light, perhaps |
| 37% | HOMEGAME | 8 | Confrontation at a local court, perhaps |