| 100% | BOARDMEETINGS | 13 | Gatherings in which C.E.O.'s are chosen |
| 43% | EXTENDEDSTAY | 12 | C o r s e t p a r t |
| 43% | WSJ | 3 | C.E.O.'s reading, maybe, in brief |
| 42% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 40% | ALEAST | 6 | The O's are in it |
| 40% | ELSINORE | 8 | Castle in which Shakespeare's Hamlet is set |
| 39% | EROICA | 6 | Name by which Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major, Op 55 is known |
| 39% | LONDON | 6 | City in which England's Old Bailey court is found |
| 39% | GEORGIA | 7 | State in which Donald Glover's dramedy "Atlanta" is set |
| 38% | VIPS | 4 | C.E.O.'s, e.g. |
| 38% | IRA | 3 | It can be in C.D.'s |
| 38% | KARATE | 6 | In which belts are worn |
| 38% | BASESEVEN | 9 | In which 49 is 100 |
| 38% | NIHILISM | 8 | In which nothing is everything |
| 38% | ESPERANTO | 9 | In which "language" is lingvo |
| 37% | SALEM | 5 | City in which "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is set |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | State in which The CW's "Hart of Dixie" is set (Abbr.) |
| 37% | GEORGIA | 7 | State in which TV's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is set |
| 37% | OPERATION | 9 | Game in which the "patient's" nose is a red light bulb |
| 37% | EMPEROR | 7 | — Concerto, name by which Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, Opus 73, is known |
| 37% | INITIAL | 7 | "C" or "S" in C.S. Lewis, e.g. |
| 37% | OCT | 3 | Month in which D.D.E. was born |
| 37% | GEORGIA | 7 | State in which TV's "Atlanta" is set |
| 37% | TBALL | 5 | In which little gloves are worn |
| 37% | WOK | 3 | In which dim sum is cooked |
| 37% | TENNIS | 6 | In which good service is important |
| 37% | THANKSOBAMA | 11 | Meme in which life’s inconveniences are blamed on the forty-fourth President |
| 37% | ELF | 3 | Holiday movie in which Will Ferrell's character journeys from the North Pole |
| 37% | HOSPITAL | 8 | Building in which ER and Grey's Anatomy are set |
| 36% | SEXED | 5 | H.S. class in which contraception may be discussed |