| 100% | PIRATE | 6 | Person who commits illegal actions at sea |
| 41% | TRAITOR | 7 | Person who commits treason |
| 41% | LIAR | 4 | Person who commits perjury |
| 40% | EVILDOERS | 9 | People who commit acts of villainy |
| 39% | DOER | 4 | Person who takes action |
| 38% | DOERS | 5 | People who take action |
| 38% | FIVETOOLPLAYERS | 15 | Term for people who can do all the actions at the starts of 17-, 22-, 35-, 42- and 48-Across |
| 38% | HEDGER | 6 | Person who won't commit |
| 37% | SOFTIE | 6 | Person who's good at caving? |
| 37% | COP | 3 | Person who works at a precinct |
| 37% | UMP | 3 | Person who's critical at first |
| 37% | ACE | 3 | Person who is excellent at something |
| 37% | ATHLETE | 7 | Person who competes at the Olympics |
| 37% | DJS | 3 | People who spin tunes at clubs |
| 37% | AMB | 3 | Person who works at an embassy (Abbr.) |
| 37% | ADVISOR | 7 | Person who recommends a course of action |
| 37% | WITNESSES | 9 | People who see a crime being committed |
| 37% | DJS | 3 | People who play music at parties: Abbr. |
| 37% | DJS | 3 | People who spin tunes at clubs: Abbr. |
| 37% | DJS | 3 | People who spin songs at clubs: Abbr. |
| 37% | DJS | 3 | People who play music at clubs: Abbr. |
| 36% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Person who likes to get up at dawn |
| 36% | SNOB | 4 | Person who looks down their nose at you |
| 36% | QUICKSTUDY | 10 | Person who's good at picking things up |
| 36% | DJS | 3 | People who spin tunes at wedding receptions: Abbr. |
| 35% | BURGLAR | 7 | Person who steals goods from a home at night |
| 35% | VALET | 5 | Person who might park your car at a restaurant |
| 35% | ACROBAT | 7 | Person who might walk a fine line at work? |
| 35% | ADULT | 5 | Person who's at least 21, by some definitions |
| 35% | ISLANDERS | 9 | People who live on land surrounded by the sea |