| 100% | ASSN | 4 | One of the a's in Nascar: Abbr. |
| 84% | AMER | 4 | One of the A's in AAA: Abbr. |
| 81% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in A.M.A.: Abbr. |
| 80% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. |
| 72% | AMERICANS | 9 | One of the A's in ADA |
| 72% | ASK | 3 | One of the A's in AMA |
| 65% | RBI | 3 | One of the stats in baseball's Triple Crown: Abbr. |
| 65% | ACRE | 4 | One of the 40 in a farmer's "back 40" |
| 64% | HAZY | 4 | One of the three H's in a summer weather forecast |
| 64% | ACES | 4 | One of the pairs in a "dead man's hand," in poker |
| 63% | COBWEB | 6 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 63% | MUSTARDSEED | 11 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 62% | PEASEBLOSSOM | 12 | One of the fairies in William Shakespeare stage play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 62% | CTO | 3 | One of the heads at a startup: Abbr. |
| 61% | SONIC | 5 | One of the S's in SST |
| 61% | GIN | 3 | One of the ingredients in a Martini |
| 61% | PEA | 3 | One of the pellets in a pod |
| 61% | LITIGANT | 8 | One of the parties in a lawsuit |
| 61% | LEG | 3 | One of the four in a chair |
| 61% | MINUTE | 6 | One of the hands in a clock |
| 61% | DAY | 3 | One of the seven in a week |
| 61% | MENTHE | 6 | One of the crèmes in a grasshopper |
| 61% | TRIPLE | 6 | One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L. |
| 60% | STEER | 5 | One of the cattle in a cattle drive |
| 60% | PISTON | 6 | One of the eight in a V-8 |
| 60% | TONY | 4 | One of the awards in a 51-Across |
| 60% | EGGS | 4 | One of the pounds in a pound cake |
| 60% | ROASTPORK | 9 | One of the meats in a Cuban sandwich |
| 60% | SHIP | 4 | One of the S's in U.S.S. |
| 60% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |