| 100% | PETE | 4 | Much is done for his sake |
| 43% | LAB | 3 | Where research is done, for short |
| 42% | LAB | 3 | Place where medical tests are done, for short |
| 42% | POSE | 4 | It's done for appearance' sake |
| 41% | ARE | 3 | Is for more than one? |
| 41% | ARE | 3 | Is for two or more? |
| 41% | ARE | 3 | Is for more than one |
| 40% | HOMEBREW | 8 | What you might do for your own sake? |
| 40% | WAITING | 7 | Vladimir and Estragon are doing it, for Godot |
| 39% | SITS | 4 | What a judge does for much of the day |
| 39% | ARES | 4 | Tuesday is named for his Germanic counterpart |
| 39% | STUNTMAN | 8 | His life is taking risks for others |
| 39% | BABYBEAR | 8 | His porridge was just right for Goldilocks |
| 38% | BILLYBUSH | 9 | Former TV star who's contrite for his role in the "Access Hollywood" tape scandal, saying "I'm grateful to be a more conscientious person now": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CRUSOE | 6 | His work was done by Friday |
| 38% | JET | 3 | Namath, for most of his career |
| 38% | MEH | 3 | "Doesn't do much for me" |
| 38% | DIALOGUE | 8 | Mamet is known for his snappy writing of this |
| 38% | TIGER | 5 | Ty Cobb, for most of his career |
| 38% | RED | 3 | 1-Across, for most of his career |
| 38% | MET | 3 | Tom Seaver, for most of his career |
| 38% | CELT | 4 | Bob Cousy, for most of his career |
| 38% | COLT | 4 | Johnny Unitas, for most of his career |
| 38% | BRAVE | 5 | Hank Aaron, for most of his career |
| 37% | ICANT | 5 | "This is just too much for me" |
| 37% | ICHOKED | 7 | "The pressure was too much for me" |
| 37% | UPTONSINCLA | 11 | His "Oil!" was the basis for "There Will Be Blood" |
| 37% | OILER | 5 | 43-Across, for most of his NHL career |
| 37% | TSELIOT | 7 | He said the most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible |
| 36% | EZEKIEL | 7 | His tomb is a pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Jews |