| 100% | GRE | 3 | M.A. pursuer's test |
| 75% | GRE | 3 | M.A. hopeful's test |
| 75% | GRE | 3 | M.A. seeker's test |
| 75% | GRE | 3 | M.A. applicant's test |
| 66% | MASTERPIECES | 12 | S, T, R, E, A, M? |
| 64% | EEG | 3 | Result of a certain med. test |
| 63% | CARBERRY | 8 | M A —, former Hants cricketer; 2010 England Test debutant against Bangladesh in Chittagong |
| 61% | ATHERTON | 8 | M A —, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990 |
| 61% | ATHERTON | 8 | M A -, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990 |
| 60% | LABEL | 5 | Where S, M or L appears on a shirt |
| 59% | STARC | 5 | M A —, Australia Test cricketer who took 6-154 against South Africa at Perth in 2012 |
| 58% | GRE | 3 | Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer |
| 57% | LABEL | 5 | Where S, M, L or XL may appear on a tee |
| 57% | SIZE | 4 | What S, M, L, or XL indicates on a clothing tag |
| 57% | HOLDING | 7 | M A —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 8-92 against England at The Oval in 1976 |
| 57% | KATICH | 6 | S M —, Australia Test cricketer who hit 125 against India at Sydney in 2004 |
| 55% | KIRMANI | 7 | S M H —, India Test cricketer who hit 102 against England in Mumbai in 1984 |
| 55% | PANESAR | 7 | M S —, England Test cricketer who took 5-72 against Pakistan at Manchester in 2006 |
| 55% | CAPTCHA | 7 | A test of one's humanity? |
| 55% | METTLE | 6 | Test one's ___ (be a challenge) |
| 55% | GRE | 3 | Test for M.A. seekers |
| 55% | GRE | 3 | Test for M.A. applicants |
| 55% | GRE | 3 | Test for M.A. hopefuls |
| 55% | FEELER | 6 | It's a test |
| 54% | KASPROWICZ | 10 | M S —, Australia Test cricketer who took 7-39 against Sri Lanka at Darwin in 2004 |
| 54% | POLLOCK | 7 | S M —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-78 against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 2003 |
| 54% | GRE | 3 | Test for M.A. seekers (Abbr.) |
| 54% | ESCAPEPLAN | 10 | It's tested in a fire drill |
| 54% | SPACECADETS | 11 | M i l i t a r y t r a i n e e s |
| 53% | GRE | 3 | Test for an aspiring M.B.A., perhaps |