| 100% | NORTHBOUND | 10 | On the way to canada, maybe |
| 75% | TRIALS | 6 | Step on the way to the Olympics, maybe |
| 65% | DOOMED | 6 | On the way to oblivion |
| 65% | DOWNABLINDALLEY | 15 | On the way to futility |
| 64% | SMITTEN | 7 | On the way to being in love |
| 63% | METERMAID | 9 | On the way to the bus stop to ___ ... |
| 63% | EREBUS | 6 | Cavern on the way to Hades |
| 63% | GOODBETTER | 10 | Benchmarks on the way to mastery |
| 62% | LSAT | 4 | Letters on the way to the bar? |
| 62% | PIEMAN | 6 | Vendor on the way to the fair |
| 62% | XXX | 3 | Tender on the way to the OR |
| 62% | STAIR | 5 | Help on the way to the top? |
| 62% | PAWN | 4 | One on the way to a promotion? |
| 62% | BAREXAM | 7 | Something passed on the way to court? |
| 62% | EREBUS | 6 | Dark place on the way to Hades |
| 62% | EPSOM | 5 | Stop on the way to Waterloo Station |
| 61% | EREBUS | 6 | Place of darkness on the way to Hades |
| 61% | STATUTES | 8 | Things passed on the way to the White House? |
| 61% | FORUM | 5 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ___" |
| 61% | VEN | 3 | Title for one on the way to sainthood: Abbr. |
| 59% | ROME | 4 | “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” setting |
| 59% | TOGA | 4 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" wrap |
| 59% | MOSTEL | 6 | Star of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" |
| 58% | SAWUP | 5 | Took all the way to the top, maybe |
| 58% | SECONDGEAR | 10 | Stop on the way from 0 to 60? |
| 58% | FORUM | 5 | A funny thing happened on the way to this, in an old musical |
| 57% | LANE | 4 | 1996 Tony winner for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” |
| 56% | WEGOTNEXT | 9 | Way to call dibs on using the basketball court |
| 55% | CONTRAIRE | 9 | Au __, fancier way to say on the contrary |
| 55% | WRONGFOOT | 9 | Bad way to begin; get off on the __ |