| 100% | PEARSHOOTER | 11 | One trying to photograph a partridge during the holidays? |
| 48% | DRACULA | 7 | One trying to grab a bite at the theater? |
| 43% | WORKCATION | 10 | Term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of holidays and remote jobs |
| 40% | YEGG | 4 | One trying to find the right combination? |
| 40% | PILOT | 5 | One trying to avoid a banking crisis? |
| 40% | INFIELDERS | 10 | Ones trying to cover all the bases |
| 40% | INNING | 6 | Pres. Taft, in 1910, stretched during the 7th one of these, thereby lending credence to a long standing practice |
| 40% | LIMBURGER | 9 | One trying to shake a leg, for instance? |
| 39% | SHH | 3 | Sound from one trying to keep the peace |
| 39% | SNEAKY | 6 | Trying to pull a fast one |
| 38% | SANDCASTLE | 10 | *Snowman alternative for Christmas in July ... and a structure one might build during a visit to the beach |
| 38% | DIZZY | 5 | Like one trying to hit a piñata, often |
| 38% | WOO | 3 | Try to win the heart of a lady |
| 38% | WOO | 3 | Try to win the heart of a lady? |
| 38% | BOWL | 4 | Try to avoid the gutter, in a way |
| 37% | HERDINGCATS | 11 | Trying to manage the unmanageable, per a feline metaphor |
| 37% | EDGE | 4 | Try to enhance one's orgasm, in a way |
| 37% | TESTSFOR | 8 | Tries to detect, as a substance in the body |
| 37% | MUG | 3 | Try to get a laugh from the audience, maybe |
| 37% | STNICK | 6 | One flying during the holiday season, informally |
| 37% | RETOOK | 6 | Tried to improve one's score on, as the SATs |
| 37% | HIDE | 4 | Try to avoid the seeker, in a children's game |
| 37% | LORETTASWIT | 11 | While trading barbs during the filming of "M*A*S*H," no one was able to match ___ |
| 36% | RAINGOD | 7 | One prayed to during a drought |
| 36% | SADIST | 6 | One inclined to be a pain in the ass? |
| 36% | RAINGOD | 7 | One prayed to during a dry spell |
| 36% | PAWN | 4 | One on the way to a promotion? |
| 36% | HIKERS | 6 | Ones on a path to the top? |
| 36% | AERATEFREIGHT | 13 | Try to cure the effects of a skunk invasion on a semi? |
| 36% | SNORE | 5 | One way to keep a mate awake in the bedroom |