| 100% | ESTEEM | 6 | Hold in high ___ (have a good opinion of) |
| 64% | ESTEEMS | 7 | Has a high opinion of |
| 58% | ADMIRED | 7 | Held a high opinion of |
| 54% | VIABLE | 6 | Having a good chance of success |
| 54% | NEARERTO | 8 | Having a better chance of reaching |
| 53% | ODDSON | 6 | Having a better than even chance of success |
| 51% | SPIRITS | 7 | In high __; cheery, in a good mood |
| 50% | DISAGREED | 9 | Had a different opinion, held an opposing view |
| 50% | CARGO | 5 | Goods in a hold |
| 49% | PIT | 3 | Have a bad feeling in the ___ of your stomach |
| 49% | REPUTABLE | 9 | Held high in public opinion |
| 49% | POLLED | 6 | Sought the opinions of, in a way |
| 49% | VIABILITY | 9 | Quality of having a good chance of success |
| 49% | PEP | 3 | ___ rally (event held in a high school gym) |
| 49% | ADHESION | 8 | A heavy-duty tape has high levels of __ |
| 49% | SPOONFUL | 8 | Amount held in a piece of soup cutlery |
| 48% | CARGO | 5 | Goods in a ship's hold |
| 48% | OWN | 3 | Have possession of, in a way |
| 48% | RENT | 4 | Have possession of, in a way |
| 48% | ACE | 3 | Highest in a pack of cards |
| 48% | ONAROLL | 7 | Having a prolonged spell of good luck ( 3 wds.) |
| 48% | BIGLEAD | 7 | Good thing to have in a race |
| 48% | PORT | 4 | Good thing to have in a storm |
| 48% | CALM | 4 | Good trait to have in a crisis |
| 48% | ACES | 4 | High foursome in a deck of cards |
| 48% | PROFESSOR | 9 | Highest rank of teachers in a college |
| 48% | ACE | 3 | Best card in a game of war |
| 48% | YMCA | 4 | Where there are "many ways to have a good time," in a 1978 hit |
| 47% | PIE | 3 | Have a finger in every ___ (be involved in a lot of things) |
| 47% | VIEW | 4 | A penthouse might have a good one of the city |