| 100% | THIRSTER | 8 | One with a hankering, as for knowledge |
| 54% | PROPCOMIC | 9 | One with a thing for laughter? |
| 54% | RACER | 5 | One with a need for speed |
| 54% | LION | 4 | One with a nose for gnus? |
| 54% | WIT | 3 | One with a knack for snappy comebacks |
| 54% | GRAD | 4 | One with a diploma, for short |
| 54% | DOC | 3 | One with a stethoscope, for short |
| 53% | SCOT | 4 | One with a unicorn as a heraldic symbol |
| 53% | EMT | 3 | One with a time-sensitive job, for short |
| 53% | SEN | 3 | One with a six-yr. term, for short |
| 52% | VIP | 3 | One with a special section at events, for short |
| 52% | REF | 3 | One with a whistle at a basketball court, for short |
| 51% | SPUD | 4 | One with eyes for a cook? |
| 51% | CROC | 4 | One with a tendency to get snappy when hungry, for short? |
| 51% | NERD | 4 | One with deep knowledge of a subject |
| 51% | ININK | 5 | With a pen, as one's signature |
| 51% | CYCLOPS | 7 | One with an eye for a storyteller? |
| 51% | DOC | 3 | The one with a stethoscope, for short |
| 48% | SIDE | 4 | Fries with a burger, for one |
| 48% | TOMS | 4 | Accessories company with a "one for one" business model |
| 48% | ACC | 3 | You may have one with a bank, for short |
| 47% | LSAT | 4 | Exam with a section known as "Logic Games," for short |
| 47% | LOGO | 4 | An apple with a bite out of it, for one |
| 47% | MAR | 3 | Month after the one with a leap day, for short |
| 47% | PRINT | 5 | With "in," one format for solving a crossword |
| 47% | SIMILE | 6 | ''Cool as a cucumber,'' for one |
| 47% | DEFENSIVETACKLE | 15 | Football player with a second job as a doctor for pets? |
| 46% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
| 46% | LONGFORMARTICLE | 15 | Story one might sit with for a while |
| 46% | ADHOC | 5 | For one particular purpose, as a committee |