| 100% | TAKER | 5 | One who's up for the challenge |
| 65% | NOMINEE | 7 | One who's up for an award |
| 63% | STENO | 5 | One who's up to the minutes |
| 63% | HEIR | 4 | One who's next for the throne |
| 59% | PARTYANIMAL | 11 | One who's always up for a good time |
| 59% | MILER | 5 | One who's in it for the long run |
| 59% | LOCAL | 5 | One who's likely rooting for the home team |
| 59% | LIFER | 5 | One who's in it for the long haul |
| 58% | PROTEM | 6 | One who's acting as boss for the moment: President ___ |
| 58% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 57% | ROCKOPERA | 9 | The Who’s “Tommy,” for one |
| 57% | OPERA | 5 | The Who's "Tommy," for one |
| 56% | CURATOR | 7 | One who picks the line-up for a music fest, say |
| 56% | NARC | 4 | One who's always on the lookout for a deal |
| 56% | ENTRANT | 7 | One who signs up for a contest |
| 54% | SPORTSNUT | 9 | One for whom the play’s the thing |
| 54% | LAPTOP | 6 | Computer for one who's on the go |
| 53% | PAYER | 5 | One who picks up the tab |
| 53% | ALCHEMIST | 9 | One who goes for the gold? |
| 53% | MINER | 5 | One who goes for the gold? |
| 53% | QUIDNUNC | 8 | One who's aware of the newest gossip, from the Latin for "what now?" |
| 53% | COPEDITOR | 9 | One who works for the Police Gazette? |
| 53% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who writes the words for songs |
| 53% | ASST | 4 | One who helps the Manager, for short |
| 53% | UMP | 3 | One who calls the strikes, for short |
| 53% | FALLGUY | 7 | One who bears the blame for others |
| 53% | BRAVE | 5 | Willing to stand up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity, say |
| 52% | BUYAFORDMUSTANG | 15 | Cough up the dough for one of Gerald's horses? |
| 52% | NIGHTLIGHT | 10 | Device for one who's afraid of the dark |
| 52% | HISTORYNERD | 11 | One who loves to bring up the past |