| 100% | AIRVENT | 7 | Outlet for heat in a building (2 wds.) |
| 62% | AIRSHAFT | 8 | Ventilation tube in a building: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ONTV | 4 | Starring in a sitcom, for example: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PLAYMONEY | 9 | Cash in a Monopoly set, for example: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LOOKUP | 6 | Search for, as in a dictionary: 2 wds. |
| 54% | HOTYOGA | 7 | Exercise class in a heated room where people pose: 2 wds. |
| 54% | FACECARD | 8 | Jack or queen in a poker deck, for example: 2 wds. |
| 51% | HOTYOGA | 7 | Exercise in a heated studio (2 wds.) |
| 50% | TOGO | 4 | Opposite of "for here," in a restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 49% | LOOKUP | 6 | Search for, in a dictionary or a phonebook: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MARGARETKEANE | 13 | American painter, featured in a 2014 biopic, known for her women and children with big eyes: 2 wds. |
| 49% | STOPSBY | 7 | Drops in for a visit: 2 wds. |
| 49% | OFSORTS | 7 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 49% | KINDOF | 6 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DNATEST | 7 | Procedure in a "CSI" crime lab, for short (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SARAHPAULSON | 12 | "American Horror Story" actress who won the 2024 Best Leading Actress in a Play Tony for "Appropriate": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LIESDOWN | 8 | Gets in position for a nap: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TWOPOINTS | 9 | Score for a basket in basketball: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SHORTSALE | 9 | Transaction for a homeowner in trouble: 2 wds. |
| 49% | APT | 3 | House in a building, for short |
| 48% | APIG | 4 | ___ in a poke: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ELMST | 5 | Location in a Wes Craven horror film, for short (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JESSEOROSCO | 11 | He pitched in a record 1,252 games for nine teams, including the Mets, from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TOGO | 4 | Not "for here," in a fast food restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GARAGE | 6 | Space in a building for parking cars |
| 48% | THEMAGICIANS | 12 | Lev Grossman novel set in a school for aspiring sorcerers (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JEREMYSTRONG | 12 | "Succession" actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for "An Enemy of the People": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BARCART | 7 | Spot for drinks in a small apartment, say (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ONCUE | 5 | In a timely fashion, theatrically speaking: 2 wds. |