| 100% | WESTPOINTER | 11 | Grant or Lee, as a collegian |
| 54% | APPLYFOR | 8 | Try to get, as a grant or a job (2 wds.) |
| 54% | NOVELIST | 8 | A published author such as Tolstoy or Harper Lee |
| 50% | YALIE | 5 | George Bush, as a collegian |
| 50% | ELI | 3 | Anderson Cooper, as a collegian |
| 50% | ELI | 3 | Thornton Wilder, as a collegian |
| 50% | ELI | 3 | George W. Bush, as a collegian |
| 49% | ELI | 3 | Dubya, as a collegian |
| 49% | GENL | 4 | Abbr. before Grant or Lee |
| 47% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a replacement or alternative |
| 47% | THUS | 4 | As a consequence or result |
| 46% | ERGO | 4 | As a result of or consequently |
| 46% | ENDOW | 5 | Fund, as a grant |
| 46% | ENDOW | 5 | Give, as a grant |
| 46% | AWARDED | 7 | Bestowed, as a grant |
| 45% | SUN{DEVIL} | 10 | 10-time NBA All-Star James Harden, as a collegian |
| 44% | GENL | 4 | Lee or Grant: Abbr. |
| 44% | PAVE | 4 | Resurface, as a road or driveway |
| 44% | OFF | 3 | Unlit, as a burner or lamp |
| 44% | SLIPON | 6 | Try, as a sweater or loafer |
| 44% | FIVESTAR | 8 | Exceptional, as a restaurant or hotel |
| 44% | VAST | 4 | Immense, as a desert or sea |
| 44% | SLAY | 4 | Kill, as a vampire or dragon |
| 44% | INTHEWAKEOF | 11 | Following as a consequence or result |
| 44% | AVERT | 5 | Avoid, as a risk or danger |
| 44% | ENROL | 5 | Register as a member or student |
| 44% | SLEW | 4 | Killed, as a vampire or dragon |
| 44% | WED | 3 | Take as a husband or wife |
| 44% | CATCHABLE | 9 | Reachable, as a pass or hit |
| 44% | HONE | 4 | Sharpen, as a blade or skills |