| 100% | OVERDOG | 7 | Person who's dominant in their field |
| 56% | SEEDER | 6 | Person who sows in a crop field |
| 56% | CATBURGLAR | 10 | Person who's inexplicably struck four clues in this puzzle, rather than their answers |
| 53% | CHILDSTAR | 9 | Person who gains fame in their youth: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MEMOIRIST | 9 | Person who writes about times in their own life |
| 51% | SNOBS | 5 | People who turn their noses up in the air |
| 50% | MINING | 6 | Field in which people pick their work? |
| 49% | MINDREADER | 10 | Person who's in your thoughts? |
| 49% | LEADER | 6 | Person who's in charge, say |
| 48% | BOSS | 4 | Person who's in charge at work |
| 48% | HATER | 5 | Person who's harshly critical, in slang |
| 48% | TECHIE | 6 | Person who's expert in computers |
| 48% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's next in line |
| 48% | ANONYMICE | 9 | People who comment without divulging their identity, in online lingo |
| 47% | DENTIST | 7 | Person who's feeling down in the mouth? |
| 47% | EXCON | 5 | Person who's served time in prison: Hyph. |
| 47% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's named in a will |
| 47% | DIPLOMAT | 8 | Person who's skilled in international negotiations |
| 47% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's mentioned in a will |
| 47% | COACH | 5 | Person who's in charge of a football team |
| 47% | LORD | 4 | Person who's "a-leaping" in a Christmas carol |
| 47% | INPATIENT | 9 | Person who's in a hospital while under treatment |
| 47% | MARATHONER | 10 | Person who's in it for the long run? |
| 46% | DDS | 3 | Person who's always feeling down in the mouth?: Abbr. |
| 46% | ENEMY | 5 | Person who's on the opposing side in a battle |
| 46% | EXEC | 4 | Person who's high up in a company, for short |
| 46% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's next in line for an estate |
| 46% | IDOL | 4 | Person who's beloved by their fans |
| 45% | ADOPTER | 7 | Person who raises another's child as their own |
| 45% | COMA | 4 | What a person who's out may be in |