| 100% | SLEEPERAGENTS | 13 | Operatives who may not be activated for several years |
| 45% | LOSER | 5 | Sore ___, someone who may be salty for not winning |
| 41% | NARC | 4 | Officer who may not be in uniform |
| 41% | EXES | 4 | Ones who may not be on speaking terms |
| 41% | FELONS | 6 | People who may not be allowed to vote |
| 38% | DANQUAYLE | 9 | Veep who said "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur" |
| 37% | TOWN | 4 | Community that might not be big enough for two people? |
| 37% | ALUM | 4 | Who might be asked for a donation, in brief |
| 36% | LOITERER | 8 | One who may be arrested for doing nothing |
| 36% | SNORKELERS | 10 | Ones who may be looking for a school? |
| 36% | CHEMIST | 7 | One who may be looking for a reaction |
| 36% | ACROBAT | 7 | One who might be in for a fall |
| 36% | SYRIAN | 6 | For whom Homs might be home |
| 36% | IVEGOTTHIS | 10 | Reassurance from one who might not, in fact, be on top of things |
| 36% | SRS | 3 | Ones who may be looking for postgrad positions: abbr. |
| 36% | ERDOC | 5 | Person in scrubs who may be scrambling, for short |
| 36% | TED | 3 | Kennedy who was a senator for almost 47 years |
| 36% | UMP | 3 | Person who might be behind the catcher, for short |
| 36% | BMOC | 4 | Fellow who might be senior class president, for short |
| 35% | DOGWALKER | 9 | Worker who might be pulled in several directions at once |
| 35% | TEMP | 4 | Employee who might be hired for only a few weeks |
| 35% | VET | 3 | Doctor who may be playfully called a "purr-fessional," for short |
| 35% | ATHLETE | 7 | Person who might be on track for a big career opportunity? |
| 35% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 34% | ESKIMO | 6 | One for whom Nome may be home |
| 34% | HOSTAGE | 7 | One for whom ransom may be paid |
| 34% | BFF | 3 | Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short |
| 34% | BINGCROSBY | 10 | Crooner who may be best known for singing 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASPHALT | 7 | It might be on the road for years |
| 34% | DORIA | 5 | Italian admiral for whom several ships were named |