| 100% | BRODERICK | 9 | Ferris bueller player |
| 59% | SLOANE | 6 | Ferris Bueller's girlfriend |
| 59% | TEENS | 5 | Ferris Bueller's peers |
| 59% | FOURTHWALL | 10 | Ferris Bueller breaks it |
| 58% | SKIPCLASS | 9 | Emulate Ferris Bueller |
| 52% | ANYONE | 6 | Perennial question from Ferris Bueller's teacher |
| 51% | ANYONE | 6 | Question repeatedly posed by Ferris Bueller's teacher |
| 51% | BENSTEIN | 8 | He played Ferris Bueller's droning economics teacher |
| 51% | OFF | 3 | Instead of school, Ferris Bueller took the day __ |
| 48% | SICKNESS | 8 | Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school |
| 47% | ANYONE | 6 | Word repeated by Ferris Bueller's teacher to an unengaged class |
| 47% | SKIPDAY | 7 | American "tradition" where seniors play hooky en masse (Thanks, Ferris Bueller!) |
| 45% | ANYONE | 6 | Repeated question from Ferris Bueller's teacher in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" |
| 43% | SARA | 4 | Mia —, actress who played Sloane Peterson in 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| 43% | MIASARA | 7 | Actress who played Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| 43% | SKIPSCHOOL | 10 | Emulate Ferris Bueller ... or a hint to understanding the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | DAY | 3 | "Ferris Bueller's ___ Off" |
| 43% | OFF | 3 | "Ferris Bueller's Day ___" |
| 43% | SLOANE | 6 | Ferris's girlfriend in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" |
| 42% | SARA | 4 | Mia —, actress who played Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| 42% | ABE | 3 | ___ Froman, Sausage King (identity assumed by Ferris Bueller to sneak in to a fancy restaurant) |
| 42% | TWIST | 5 | "___ and Shout" (Beatles hit lip-synced by Matthew Broderick in " Ferris Bueller's Day Off") |
| 42% | MIA | 3 | & 10A Actress who played Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| 40% | MIASARA | 7 | "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" actress |
| 39% | SARA | 4 | Mia —, actress whose roles include Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy-drama film Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| 39% | MIASARA | 7 | "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" co-star |
| 39% | GREY | 4 | "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" actress Jennifer |
| 39% | EDIE | 4 | "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" actress McClurg |
| 39% | SARA | 4 | "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" actress Mia ___ |