| 100% | OBIT | 4 | Many a newspaper one is written well in advance |
| 45% | NEWSROOM | 8 | Area where news is written in a newspaper office |
| 41% | OBIT | 4 | Newspaper piece that might be written in advance |
| 39% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 38% | LAKE | 4 | Many a camp is on one |
| 38% | OUTDUEL | 7 | Best in a one-on-one |
| 38% | BATON | 5 | One being passed in a race |
| 38% | POEHLER | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Amy, who starred in "Parks and Recreation" and was once a member of SNL |
| 38% | AGRA | 4 | City where many copies of Dainik Jagran are circulated (and a city hidden in the newspaper's name) |
| 38% | ARTICLE | 7 | A newspaper journalist has to write one |
| 38% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | Many a presidential election occurs in one |
| 38% | EMAIL | 5 | Many a meeting could have been one |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | A low one is best, for short |
| 38% | STONE | 5 | A flat one is best to skip |
| 37% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 37% | LOUIS | 5 | ___ Armstrong, trumpeter and "What a Wonderful World" musician who is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 37% | CHARACTERSKETCH | 15 | Many a writing exercise in a fiction class |
| 37% | THUMB | 5 | A green one is helpful in a garden |
| 37% | ERAS | 4 | Low ones are best, in brief |
| 37% | HEIR | 4 | One in a will |
| 37% | TENDON | 6 | The most well-known one is named for a Greek hero |
| 37% | ALLENGINSBERG | 13 | Poet who wrote “Everything is holy! everybody’s holy! everywhere is holy!” in a “Footnote” to one of his poems |
| 37% | ERA | 3 | A low one is good in baseball, in brief |
| 37% | ERA | 3 | A good one is under 3.00, in brief |
| 37% | DAB | 3 | A little one will "do ya," in old ads |
| 37% | MINORKEY | 8 | Beethoven's Ninth is written in one |
| 37% | ROAD | 4 | One was not taken, in a Frost poem |
| 37% | DIARIST | 7 | One writing in a journal |
| 37% | OLDER | 5 | More advanced, in a way |
| 37% | HEIR | 4 | One named in a will |