| 100% | ELT | 3 | Instrument currently under construction with a planned 130 ft. primary mirror located on top of Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert (abbr.) |
| 25% | GERTIE | 6 | Name of duck with a 4 ft. tall sculpture on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in Milwaukee |
| 24% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top often appearing in Egyptian personal names |
| 24% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names |
| 24% | GST | 3 | Facility for studies of the Sun with a 1.7 meter mirror, that's located on the north shore of California's Big Near Lake (abbr.) |
| 23% | BOBBYRYDELL | 11 | "Volare" singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 23% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | "Malcolm in the Middle" actor who was a finalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 22% | LLAMA | 5 | Apt abbreviation for the 39 ft optics antenna under construction at the Puna de Atacama desert in Argentina |
| 22% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | GARRETTMORRIS | 13 | "2 Broke Girls" actor who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | ELLENPOMPEO | 11 | "Grey's Anatomy" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | ARGO | 4 | First steamship with a planned circumnavigation of the globe |
| 22% | ALAMODE | 7 | With a scoop of vanilla on top |
| 22% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu |
| 22% | ACROPOLIS | 9 | Ancient citadel on top of a hill, the __ of Athens |
| 22% | DORSAL | 6 | Fin on top of the back like a shark's |
| 22% | ALAMODE | 7 | With a scoop of ice cream on top |
| 21% | CIO | 3 | Top executive at a company in charge of the computer systems: Abbr. |
| 21% | CEO | 3 | Top of the power chain at a corporation: Abbr. |
| 21% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 21% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 21% | ROOFER | 6 | Construction worker on top of a house |
| 21% | ALAMODE | 7 | With a scoop of vanilla on top, say: 3 wds. |
| 21% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "The Office" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 21% | DORSAL | 6 | Fin located on the back of a fish |
| 21% | NUMERATOR | 9 | Value in the top half of a fraction |
| 21% | SUNROOF | 7 | Intentional hole in the top of a car |
| 21% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr. |
| 21% | ANAT | 4 | Class with a skeleton in the closet?: Abbr. |