| 100% | GAMER | 5 | One whose social life is going to pieces? |
| 53% | GAMERS | 6 | One whose life might be in pieces? |
| 52% | SKIBUM | 6 | One whose life is going downhill? |
| 44% | EDITORIALWRITER | 15 | One whose pieces are slanted |
| 43% | SKINSTRUCTOR | 12 | One whose work is going downhill? |
| 43% | RILEY | 5 | One whose life is proverbially carefree |
| 43% | NUN | 3 | One whose life is in order? |
| 43% | APER | 4 | One whose gimmick is to mimic |
| 43% | PIEDPIPER | 9 | One whose music is easy to follow? |
| 43% | LAEBLOOER | 9 | One whose talents are slow to develop |
| 42% | BAKER | 5 | One whose job is a piece of cake? |
| 42% | VALET | 5 | One whose job is to park 25-Across |
| 42% | NASCARDRIVER | 12 | One whose job is spent going around in circles? |
| 42% | COMIC | 5 | One whose job is to make you 6-Across |
| 41% | ALTO | 4 | One whose range goes from about F3 to F5, musically |
| 41% | IMAXFACTOR | 10 | One reason more people are going to the movies these days? |
| 41% | SPACYJUNKIE | 11 | One whose addiction leads to being out of touch with reality? |
| 40% | RECRUITER | 9 | One whose job it is to fill a job |
| 40% | PASTRYCHEF | 10 | One whose work might be a piece of cake? |
| 40% | PARTYHOP | 8 | Go from one social gathering to another |
| 40% | REF | 3 | One whose job it is to watch plays, for short |
| 39% | PULLHITTER | 10 | One whose batted balls rarely go to the opposite field, in baseball lingo |
| 39% | LIAR | 4 | When doubled, one whose pants are said to be on fire |
| 39% | SNIPER | 6 | Gunman whose job is to go unseen |
| 38% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | "The Rookie" actor whose first big role was Joey Buchanan on "One Life to Live" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | RYANPHILLIPPE | 13 | "Big Sky" actor whose first big role was Billy Douglas on "One Life to Live" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TOT | 3 | Little one whose cuteness and laughter may be your reason to smile today |
| 38% | AMP | 3 | One could go up to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 38% | WILL | 4 | Is going to |
| 38% | SHALL | 5 | Are going to |