| 100% | LOWMAN | 6 | One at the bottom of the totem pole |
| 62% | XIPHOID | 7 | Type of process at the bottom of one's sternum |
| 58% | ELF | 3 | One of Santa's helpers at the North Pole |
| 57% | INLAST | 6 | At the bottom of the standings |
| 57% | ANTARCTIC | 9 | At the bottom of the world |
| 57% | WINLESS | 7 | At the bottom of the standings, perhaps |
| 57% | ABBESS | 6 | One at the top of the order |
| 57% | ASTUDENT | 8 | One at the head of the class |
| 56% | TEACH | 5 | One at the head of the class, informally |
| 56% | EXECS | 5 | Ones at the top of the corporate ladder |
| 56% | APEXPREDATORS | 13 | Ones at the top of the food chain |
| 55% | SAND | 4 | Material at the bottom of the ocean |
| 55% | DREG | 4 | Bit at the bottom of the barrel |
| 55% | LASTRITZES | 10 | Nabisco crackers at the bottom of the box? |
| 55% | FOOTNOTE | 8 | Explanation printed at the bottom of the page |
| 55% | SEABED | 6 | Solid floor at the bottom of the ocean |
| 54% | VASSAL | 6 | He is at the bottom of the feudal system |
| 54% | PRO | 3 | One at the top of her game |
| 54% | NAT | 3 | One at home south of the Birds |
| 54% | ROOFERS | 7 | Ones at the top of their business? |
| 53% | BREAD | 5 | It's found at the bottom of the food pyramid |
| 53% | BRIDE | 5 | One at the head of a train, say |
| 53% | FOOTER | 6 | Line of text or numbers at the bottom of the page |
| 53% | BUBBLETEA | 9 | Beverage with "pearls" at the bottom of the cup: 2 wds. |
| 53% | RIVERBED | 8 | The surface at the bottom of a stream etc |
| 52% | TOTALS | 6 | Row at the bottom of a spreadsheet |
| 52% | ENC | 3 | Abbr. at the bottom of a letter |
| 52% | CONT | 4 | Abbr. at the bottom of a page |
| 52% | ENCL | 4 | Abbr. at the bottom of a letter |
| 52% | IRELAND | 7 | Cork's at the bottom of it |