| 100% | ABACI | 5 | People have been counting on them for millennia |
| 63% | ABACI | 5 | People have counted on them for centuries |
| 45% | FLAKE | 5 | Person who can't be counted on to do what they say they will |
| 44% | KNEES | 5 | People may be down on them |
| 42% | ABACI | 5 | People once counted on them? |
| 40% | KEYS | 4 | People are always searching for them |
| 40% | ABACI | 5 | They can always be counted on |
| 40% | ABACI | 5 | They're to be counted on |
| 40% | CURIE | 5 | Marie and Pierre ___, Polish and French scientists who are known for their research on radioactivity and have an element named after them |
| 39% | ASSISTANTS | 10 | People might have personal ones for what they do |
| 38% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet who has been a regular character on "Sesame Street" for years |
| 38% | MPAARATINGS | 11 | They're occasionally criticized for being too easy on violence |
| 37% | EPS | 3 | Not many tracks are found on them, for short |
| 37% | THETOP | 6 | "That song has been on ___ charts for a while..." (List of popular songs): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ERIC | 4 | Actor Braeden who has been on "The Young and the Restless" for over 40 years |
| 36% | ETDS | 4 | When people might be leaving on a jet plane, for short |
| 36% | EVACUEE | 7 | Person who has been transported out of a war zone, for example |
| 35% | DOZEN | 5 | 13, to some bakers, for fear they might be caught short-changing people |
| 35% | RELIABLE | 8 | Can be counted on |
| 35% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Miss Independent" singer who has been a coach on "The Voice" for the last five seasons (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RUMOR | 5 | Something people have been saying |
| 35% | ORDINALS | 8 | You can count on them |
| 35% | ABACI | 5 | You can count on them |
| 35% | ROSARIES | 8 | You can count on them |
| 35% | ABACUSES | 8 | You can count on them |
| 35% | FINGERS | 7 | You can count on them |
| 35% | ABACI | 5 | Merchants once counted on them? |
| 34% | LIEVSCHREIBER | 13 | "Spotlight" actor who has been nominated for three Emmys for playing the title role on 43-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KENANTHOMPSON | 13 | "Fat Albert" star who has been a cast member on "SNL" for a record-breaking 15 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BIRYANI | 7 | Dish that has been the most ordered meal for eight straight years on India's largest food-delivery app |