| 100% | BNATURAL | 8 | Note offering good advice for life? |
| 43% | EDITWHERE | 9 | With 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript? |
| 43% | KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 15 | Good advice for an impatient person / Bad advice for a Chippendales dancer |
| 43% | JUSTBEYOURSELF | 14 | Good advice for a nervous public speaker / Bad advice for an impersonator |
| 42% | SAVEYOURBREATH | 14 | Good advice for a complainer / Bad advice for someone blowing out birthday candles |
| 42% | DONTHAVEACOWMAN | 15 | Good advice for an angry person / Bad advice for a novice dairy farmer |
| 41% | DOLCEVITA | 9 | La __, Italian for "the good life" |
| 40% | DOTHERIGHTTHING | 15 | 1989 Spike Lee title offering good, if vague, advice |
| 40% | PRO | 3 | Good person to turn to for advice |
| 40% | PAST | 4 | "___ Lives" (Oscar nominee for Best Picture) |
| 40% | PASSESUP | 8 | Waits for a better offer |
| 40% | HOLDINGOUT | 10 | Waiting for a better offer |
| 39% | PAST | 4 | "___ Lives," 2023 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 39% | HOLDSOUT | 8 | Waits for a better offer, say |
| 38% | MAX | 3 | Good name for somebody living life to the fullest? |
| 38% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | Life Is __, gave Benigni an Oscar for Best Actor |
| 38% | ZEST | 4 | An enthusiastic person has ___ for life (a word that rhymes with best) |
| 37% | AMISH | 5 | Christian group noted for pacifism and simple life |
| 37% | ANGLEE | 6 | Best Director Oscar winner for Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi |
| 36% | BFFL | 4 | Short term meaning best friends for life |
| 36% | IAMS | 4 | "Good for life" sloganeer |
| 36% | DOSANDDONUTS | 12 | Good name for a salon offering a sweet treat with every haircut? |
| 36% | SEDENTARY | 9 | A __ life is not good for mind and body health |
| 36% | TOKEN | 5 | Credit note that can be exchanged for goods and services |
| 36% | BNATURAL | 8 | Note that sounds like good advice |
| 35% | EXISTENTIALDRE | 14 | Good title for a reflective book on the life of a rap Dr.? |
| 35% | CALLNOW | 7 | "This offer is only good for a limited time!" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | IOU | 3 | "Good for it" note |
| 34% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives |
| 34% | SPARTA | 6 | Ancient Greek city noted for the austere way of life of its citizens |