| 100% | STRIPPER | 8 | One whose business is taking off? |
| 100% | AIRMAN | 6 | One whose business is taking off? |
| 71% | STRIPSHOW | 9 | Performance by one whose career is taking off |
| 65% | AVIATOR | 7 | One whose idea may be taking off |
| 64% | MAID | 4 | One whose business is picking up |
| 64% | ROOFER | 6 | One whose business is mostly overhead? |
| 64% | UMP | 3 | One whose business is home-based? |
| 64% | FORAGER | 7 | One whose business is picking up |
| 64% | CABS | 4 | Ones whose business is picking up? |
| 59% | NUDIE | 5 | Movie whose genre is taking off? |
| 56% | PET | 3 | Creature whose name is one letter off from the type of doctor who takes care of it |
| 49% | AIRWOMAN | 8 | Her idea may be taking off |
| 48% | DAHL | 4 | Author whose name is one letter off from 31-Down |
| 47% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name is one letter off from its neighbor, Iraq |
| 46% | LEGO | 4 | Whose business is just around the block? |
| 46% | SLOB | 4 | One whose business isn't picking up |
| 46% | SLOB | 4 | One whose business isn't picking up? |
| 46% | FISHMONGER | 10 | Professional whose business is scaling? |
| 46% | KINGSMEN | 8 | With “the,” band whose No. 2 hit “Louie Louie” was recorded in one take |
| 46% | ENESCO | 6 | Composer whose name is one letter off from an international peace grp. |
| 46% | ROOFER | 6 | One whose business has a lot of overhead? |
| 45% | TRASHMEN | 8 | People whose business is picking up? |
| 45% | UBER | 4 | Company whose business is picking up |
| 45% | UBER | 4 | Company whose business is picking up? |
| 45% | UBER | 4 | Service whose business is picking up |
| 45% | UBER | 4 | Brand whose business is picking up |
| 45% | BOOMING | 7 | Taking off, as business |
| 45% | TEES | 4 | Shots are taken off of them |
| 45% | EOS | 3 | Greek goddess whose name is one letter off from 69-Down |
| 45% | EROS | 4 | Greek god whose name is one letter off from 118-Down |