| 100% | BUST | 4 | Lose almost all money, or the slang for a cops's arrest |
| 37% | SNOOT | 5 | Snob, or a slang term for the nose |
| 36% | SNOOT | 5 | Snobby person, or a slang term for the nose |
| 35% | GAT | 3 | Slang for a pistol or revolver |
| 34% | TREASURY | 8 | A government's store or department for money |
| 34% | MOOSICIAN | 9 | Guernsey or Jersey native that's a genius at milking bad woodwind solos for all they're worth, but really prefers the "low" register? |
| 34% | EARWORM | 7 | Slang for a song that sticks in the mind |
| 33% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 33% | SUCKER | 6 | Slang for a person who falls for scam or con |
| 33% | SIMOLEON | 8 | Slang for “dollar” that’s also the name of a certain video-game currency |
| 33% | VALET | 5 | One working for a fancy restaurant who's almost never in the restaurant |
| 33% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | HEPCAT | 6 | Feline slang for a jazzy hipster of the 50s |
| 33% | CASELOAD | 8 | Can be heavy for a cop or social worker |
| 32% | MOOLAH | 6 | Slang for money that sounds like a cow |
| 32% | JORTS | 5 | Slang for denim cutoffs (or the name of a meme-worthy cat) |
| 32% | LOOSE | 5 | Like a tooth that's almost ready for the tooth fairy |
| 31% | LIONSHARE | 9 | Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters |
| 31% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "great," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 31% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "awesome," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 31% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "terrific," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 31% | BOONDOCKS | 9 | US slang for the remote or isolated countryside |
| 31% | ARENA | 5 | Large venue for a rapper or the Raptors |
| 31% | EVERYTHINGSOK | 13 | "It's all good," or a hint to the starred answers |
| 31% | GUTTER | 6 | Bad place for a bowling ball or the mind |
| 31% | BOUNTY | 6 | The money paid for capturing a fugitive |
| 31% | CHICKENTENDER | 13 | Money for a visit to the Colonel? |
| 30% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 30% | INFLATION | 9 | Economic term for a decline in the value of money |
| 30% | PAYMENT | 7 | The exchange of money for goods or services |