| 100% | LIFO | 4 | Initialism for last in, first out |
| 52% | GRAYHOLE | 8 | Outer space phenomenon photographed for the first time in 2019 |
| 48% | NESTEGG | 7 | Savings for later in life |
| 46% | JANNINGS | 8 | "The Last Command" actor Emil ___, who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 |
| 46% | NESTEGG | 7 | Savings for later in life (2 wds.) |
| 46% | OOO | 3 | Initialism for out of office |
| 46% | BECHDELTEST | 11 | Standard for female representation in film first described in the comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” |
| 45% | ULT | 3 | Last in a list, for short |
| 45% | POSTDATE | 8 | Prepare for later, in a way |
| 45% | TIVO | 4 | Record for later, in a way |
| 45% | DVR | 3 | Save for later, in a way |
| 45% | TIVOS | 5 | Saves for later, in a way |
| 45% | TIVOING | 7 | Saving for later, in a way |
| 45% | PRESERVE | 8 | Save for later, in a way |
| 45% | DST | 3 | Initialism for spring clock adjustment in USA |
| 45% | DST | 3 | Initialism for adjusting clocks in the spring |
| 44% | TLDR | 4 | Initialism for those whose patience ran out, perhaps |
| 44% | DST | 3 | Initialism for adjusting clocks in the spring/fall |
| 44% | DST | 3 | Initialism for spring clock adjustment in the USA |
| 43% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 43% | TIVO | 4 | Record for later viewing, in a way |
| 43% | TIVOS | 5 | Saves for later viewing, in a way |
| 43% | IRAS | 4 | Financial reserves for later years, in brief |
| 43% | IRAS | 4 | Nest eggs for later years, in brief |
| 43% | TIVO | 4 | Save for later viewing, in a way |
| 43% | TIVOING | 7 | Saving for later viewing, in a way |
| 43% | CONAN | 5 | First name in late-night |
| 43% | SETH | 4 | First name in late-night |
| 42% | IRA | 3 | Money set aside for later years, in brief |
| 42% | OBO | 3 | Initialism in a for-sale ad |