| 100% | NARC | 4 | Officer who may not be in uniform |
| 55% | IVEGOTTHIS | 10 | Reassurance from one who might not, in fact, be on top of things |
| 52% | EXES | 4 | Ones who may not be on speaking terms |
| 52% | FELONS | 6 | People who may not be allowed to vote |
| 51% | SLEEPERAGENTS | 13 | Operatives who may not be activated for several years |
| 47% | SCOT | 4 | One who may be loched in? |
| 47% | CPA | 3 | Pro who might not catch a break in the first qtr. |
| 47% | ELIOTNESS | 9 | Officer who was still hunting in the 1920s-'30s |
| 47% | ALUM | 4 | Who might be asked for a donation, in brief |
| 46% | TEEN | 4 | One who might be in high school |
| 46% | AGENTS | 6 | Representatives who may be thanked in Oscar speeches |
| 46% | DOE | 3 | One who might be interested in big bucks |
| 46% | ACROBAT | 7 | One who might be in for a fall |
| 46% | MAFIOSO | 7 | One who might be seen in the offing? |
| 46% | EMT | 3 | Professional who might be trained in pulse oximetry |
| 46% | MIME | 4 | Performer who might be trapped in a box |
| 46% | XXXX | 4 | Entertainer who might be trapped in a box |
| 46% | LIPREADER | 9 | Person who might not look you in the eye when you’re speaking |
| 45% | LOSER | 5 | Sore ___, someone who may be salty for not winning |
| 45% | WAGONER | 7 | One who may be in charge of a team |
| 45% | AGENT | 5 | Representative who may be thanked in an Oscar speech |
| 45% | MOM | 3 | Parent who might be called in a sibling fight |
| 45% | THERAPIST | 9 | Professional who might be trained in CBT or DBT |
| 45% | WITNESS | 7 | One who may be asked to testify in a court |
| 45% | COWS | 4 | Ones who might be out standing in their 3-Down |
| 45% | DOGWALKER | 9 | Worker who might be pulled in several directions at once |
| 45% | MIME | 4 | Person who might pretend to be stuck in a box |
| 44% | YEMENIS | 7 | Arabs who are not in OPEC |
| 44% | WITCH | 5 | Coven member who may be an important character in Gothic literature |
| 44% | NEWDADS | 7 | Folks who may be passing out cigars in celebration (2 wds.) |