| 100% | DINER | 5 | Luke's eatery in "Gilmore Girls," for one |
| 70% | DINER | 5 | Luke's eatery in "Gilmore Girls," e.g. |
| 47% | LORELAI | 7 | Rory's mother in Gilmore Girls |
| 45% | ASKS | 4 | ___ for one's hand in marriage (proposes) |
| 44% | SMORE | 5 | The first recipe for one was published in "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts" (1927) |
| 44% | COOKIESHEET | 11 | Need for one who's rolling in dough? |
| 43% | IRAS | 4 | Savings plans for one's later years, in brief |
| 43% | USER | 4 | One who's in it for himself |
| 43% | HEIR | 4 | One in line for what's left |
| 42% | BANKMANAGER | 11 | George Bailey, for one, in “It’s a Wonderful Life” |
| 42% | BEST | 4 | In one's Sunday ___ (clothes for special occasions) |
| 42% | ANTIHERO | 8 | Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," for one |
| 41% | MILER | 5 | One who's in it for the long run |
| 41% | LIFER | 5 | One who's in it for the long haul |
| 41% | WEST | 4 | Direction for one who's been in Benin to go to Togo |
| 41% | SOOKIESTJAMES | 13 | "Gilmore Girls" role for Melissa McCarthy that will be reprised in the show's 2016 revival on Netflix: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DAISY | 5 | Girl's name in "A Bicycle Built for Two" |
| 41% | HOUSE | 5 | Icon for 5-Across in one's phone |
| 41% | TRIMESTER | 9 | Term for three months in one's pregnancy |
| 40% | EARL | 4 | Suffolk, for one, in Shakespeare |
| 40% | DVR | 3 | TiVo, for one, in brief |
| 40% | DOGHOUSE | 8 | "Location" for one in disfavor |
| 40% | ISP | 3 | AOL, for one, in brief |
| 40% | NGO | 3 | Greenpeace, for one, in brief |
| 40% | VAC | 3 | Hoover, for one, in brief |
| 40% | SPADE | 5 | Shovel for one in suit? |
| 39% | PRELAW | 6 | Course recommendation for one planning on standing in William Barr's shoes one day |
| 39% | BRAVE | 5 | Willing to stand up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity, say |
| 39% | LORELAI | 7 | She's Rory's quick-talking mother in Gilmore Girls |
| 39% | BARB | 4 | Missing girl in season one of Netflix's "Stranger Things" |