| 100% | MAJ | 3 | One with an O-4 pay grade who carries an oak leaf around with them, in brief |
| 29% | BJORK | 5 | One-named singer with an "ö" in her name |
| 28% | CARNY | 5 | One with an interest in fair employment? |
| 27% | ARAB | 4 | One with an "al-" in his name, often |
| 27% | ALEXA | 5 | Princess ___, one of the main protagonists in "Barbie & The Diamond Castle" who shares a name with an Amazon smart speaker |
| 26% | ETS | 3 | They're not from around here, in brief |
| 26% | DDS | 3 | One who might say "Brace yourself!," in brief? |
| 26% | AUSTON | 6 | ___ Matthews, center from Toronto Maple Leafs who was one of the highest paid NHL players in 2020 |
| 26% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Tavares, center from Toronto Maple Leafs who was one of the highest paid NHL players in 2020 |
| 26% | COLA | 4 | Pay increase to keep up with inflation, in brief |
| 26% | MITCHMARNER | 11 | Winger from Toronto Maple Leafs who was one of the highest paid NHL players in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 26% | APSCORE | 7 | 4 is a good one, in brief |
| 26% | OTS | 3 | They start with coin tosses, in brief |
| 26% | DDS | 3 | One doing an oral exam, in brief |
| 26% | ABATOR | 6 | One who suspends an action, in law |
| 26% | EVE | 3 | One in a story with an apple |
| 26% | TELL | 4 | One in a story with an apple |
| 26% | BFF | 3 | Whom you might get a matching bracelet with, in brief |
| 26% | GPA | 3 | 4.0 is a superb one, in brief |
| 26% | ETAL | 4 | Ones who are out of cite, in brief? |
| 26% | TSA | 3 | Wanders around an airport, in brief? |
| 25% | WWIIVET | 7 | One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief |
| 25% | TSA | 3 | They check out people who check in, in brief |
| 25% | REAVER | 6 | One who carries out raids in order to plunder |
| 25% | DRILLMASTER | 11 | One who can have you going around in circles? |
| 25% | NERD | 4 | One with a pocket protector, in an old stereotype |
| 25% | SLR | 3 | Camera with an optical viewfinder, in brief |
| 25% | ESSAY | 5 | One in a stack for an English teacher to grade |
| 25% | ENDER | 5 | One with a "Game" in an Orson Scott Card novel |
| 25% | LSAT | 4 | Exam with an argumentative writing section, in brief |