| 100% | EXCIA | 5 | Like agts. who no longer work for "the company" |
| 74% | EXCIA | 5 | No longer working for The Company |
| 53% | RET | 3 | Like someone no longer working for a living, for short |
| 49% | RETIRED | 7 | No longer working for a living |
| 48% | LOMAN | 5 | Willy who worked for the fictional Wagner Company for 34 years |
| 48% | RET | 3 | No longer working for a living (abbr.) |
| 48% | RET | 3 | No longer working for a living: Abbr. |
| 48% | RET | 3 | No longer working, for short |
| 47% | EXCIA | 5 | No longer working for a U.S. intelligence grp. |
| 45% | TOOOLD | 6 | No longer eligible for the kids’ menu, say |
| 44% | RET | 3 | No longer working, like a former army general: Abbr. |
| 44% | ALONE | 5 | No longer with the company? |
| 44% | INHOUSE | 7 | Like counsel whose client is the company they work for |
| 44% | AWOL | 4 | No longer in the company, say |
| 44% | EXTINCT | 7 | No longer living, like the dinosaurs |
| 43% | TOOOLD | 6 | No longer eligible for the children's menu, say (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RET | 3 | No longer in the service, for short |
| 43% | RET | 3 | No longer in the workforce, for short |
| 42% | OVERGRAZED | 10 | Like some land no longer good for livestock |
| 42% | RET | 3 | No longer a part of the workforce, for short |
| 40% | WASTEFUL | 8 | Like running the water for no reason |
| 40% | COPEDITOR | 9 | One who works for the Police Gazette? |
| 40% | LANE | 4 | Lois who works for the Daily Planet |
| 40% | MAYAN | 5 | Like the calendar known for its Long Count |
| 40% | CHEROKEE | 8 | Like Sequoyah, for whom the tree is named |
| 40% | UNTURNED | 8 | Like no stone, for the meticulous |
| 40% | JOHNWILLIAMS | 12 | Composer who has worked with Spielberg on many films like "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," and is also the composer for 33a: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NERDY | 5 | Like someone who reads the dictionary for fun, say |
| 39% | NORSE | 5 | Like the god Tyr, for whom Tuesday is named |
| 39% | COMMUTER | 8 | Someone who travels long distances for work |