| 100% | ATH | 3 | N.F.L.'er or N.B.A.'er |
| 78% | MVP | 3 | N.B.A. or N.F.L. honor |
| 73% | DIV | 3 | N.L. East or A.F.C. West |
| 69% | NOTE | 4 | A, B, C, D, E, F or G |
| 68% | GRADE | 5 | A, B, C, D or F, but not E |
| 68% | VITAMIN | 7 | A, B, C, D or E, but not F |
| 68% | AVE | 3 | N.Y.C.'s A, B, C or D |
| 68% | GREG | 4 | N.F.L.'er Olsen or Toler |
| 67% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. city |
| 67% | EAST | 4 | A.L. or N.L. division |
| 67% | MVPS | 4 | A.L. or N.L. honorees |
| 66% | DIV | 3 | A.L. or N.L. East: Abbr. |
| 66% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. Central city |
| 66% | TIMESTABLES | 11 | L.A. or N.Y. publishing equipment? |
| 65% | GRADE | 5 | A, B, C, D, or F ... or first, second, third, or fourth |
| 65% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 65% | DEM | 3 | F.D.R. or L.B.J.: Abbr. |
| 65% | CENTRALDIVISION | 15 | N.F.C. or A.F.C. subgroup |
| 65% | CENTRAL | 7 | N.F.C. or A.F.C. division |
| 65% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. city, in brief |
| 65% | BESTOFFIVE | 10 | A.L. or N.L. Division Series format |
| 64% | GMS | 3 | N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s |
| 64% | OCTAVE | 6 | Eight notes or C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C |
| 64% | GMS | 3 | A.L. or N.L. V.I.P.'s |
| 62% | CHI | 3 | N.L. or A.L. team |
| 62% | NLER | 4 | N.Y. Met or L.A. Dodger, e.g. |
| 61% | PROV | 4 | B.C. or N.B. |
| 61% | KING | 4 | A playing card, a bed size or an N.B.A. player |
| 60% | NOHO | 4 | Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A. |
| 59% | RAJI | 4 | N.F.L. defensive lineman B. J. ___ |