| 100% | ENL | 3 | In the mil. by choice |
| 66% | OUTED | 5 | No longer in the closet, and not by choice |
| 58% | PFC | 3 | Man in the mil. |
| 57% | RET | 3 | No longer in the mil. |
| 56% | RET | 3 | No longer active, in the mil. |
| 56% | AREA | 4 | In the ___ (close by) |
| 55% | AWOL | 4 | Off base sans permission, in the mil. |
| 55% | MIDST | 5 | In the ___ of (surrounded by) |
| 54% | WEEDS | 5 | In the ___ (bogged down by details) |
| 53% | ROLLING | 7 | __ in the Deep, song by Adele |
| 52% | MIDWINTER | 9 | In the Bleak __, carol with words by Rossetti |
| 52% | WIZARD | 6 | In the story, Oz is run by one |
| 52% | ROLLING | 7 | __ in the Deep by Adele |
| 52% | ATTIRE | 6 | Choice in the closet |
| 51% | RADISSON | 8 | Chain acquired by Choice Hotels in 2022 |
| 51% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John |
| 51% | ANTS | 4 | ___ in the Pants (kids' game made by Hasbro) |
| 51% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 51% | TREMORS | 7 | Vibrations in the ground caused by earthquakes |
| 51% | NOAH | 4 | Role in the musical "Two By Two" |
| 51% | CRATERS | 7 | Depressions in the ground caused by meteorites |
| 51% | INFECTION | 9 | Reaction in the body caused by germs |
| 51% | TALCUMS | 7 | Choices in the baby department |
| 50% | ZEN | 3 | "___ in the Art of Archery," book by Eugen Herrigel |
| 50% | PAST | 4 | Living in the ___ (wistful for days gone by) |
| 50% | LEVITATED | 9 | Floated in the air, as if by magic |
| 50% | MRPLOD | 6 | Policeman in the Noddy tales by Enid Blyton |
| 50% | RUT | 3 | Deep track in the mud made by wheels |
| 50% | BURROWS | 7 | Homes in the ground made by rabbits, chipmunks... |
| 50% | IMAGERY | 7 | Guided __, journey in the mind led by therapist |