| 100% | ANTSY | 5 | Like many type A types waiting for the results of their esophagogastroduodenoscopy, maybe |
| 38% | ONEDGE | 6 | Like a candidate waiting for the final vote count |
| 38% | IDLE | 4 | Like a car waiting for the light to turn green |
| 37% | PENALTYBOX | 10 | Place to wait for a couple of minutes, maybe |
| 36% | ASCETICAL | 9 | Like the lifestyle of many a monk |
| 36% | ASCORBIC | 8 | A type of acid, the proper name for vitamin C |
| 35% | RBI | 3 | Result of a clutch hit, maybe, for short |
| 35% | MINOR | 5 | Like the key of many a sombre song |
| 35% | {H/S}APPY | 9 | Like the ending of many a rom-com |
| 35% | BEARSKIN | 8 | Type of rug made from the hide of a grizzly, maybe |
| 35% | BET | 3 | Put $50 on the result of a horse race, for example |
| 35% | RETRO | 5 | Like the vibe of a thrift store, most likely |
| 35% | ODDPINNATE | 10 | Like the leaves of a rose plant, for example |
| 35% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 35% | BENCHING | 8 | Taking out for the rest of the game, like a baseball player |
| 35% | NERD | 4 | Type of person Lewis was when he said "We have news for the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us then there are of you." ('84) |
| 34% | ASKEW | 5 | Like a necktie near the end of a long workday, maybe |
| 34% | UNLIT | 5 | Like many a home while one is away for the evening |
| 34% | LEADEN | 6 | Like the feeling of one's legs after a marathon, maybe |
| 34% | DECKER | 6 | A type of bus or the candy named for it: double __ |
| 34% | TOPNEWARTIST | 12 | Billboard Music Award for a performer at the beginning of their career: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ADSALE | 6 | Successful transaction for the business side of a magazine, maybe |
| 34% | UNCUT | 5 | Like the DVD version of a movie, maybe |
| 33% | TOOHOTTOHANDEL | 14 | Like the dog days of summer, for a composer? |
| 33% | EIGHTBULBJOKE | 13 | Gag about how many people it takes to change the devices of a whole chandelier, maybe? |
| 33% | GEO | 3 | Prefix with "thermal" for a type of renewable energy from the Earth |
| 33% | UFO | 3 | Reason for a flood of calls to the police dept., maybe |
| 33% | FAVORITE | 8 | The thing you most prefer in a group of like items |
| 33% | CARRY | 5 | Do most of the work for, as a team |
| 32% | NFL | 3 | The premier American organisation for a sport which has the likes of the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks: Abbr |