| 100% | SUB | 3 | Person who fills in for the regular teacher, for short |
| 87% | SUB | 3 | Person that fills in for the regular teacher, for short |
| 76% | SUB | 3 | Person who fills in for a sick teacher, for short |
| 61% | VETS | 4 | People who have served in the military, for short |
| 55% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 55% | EDS | 3 | People who'd correct the typoe in this clue, for short |
| 51% | UMP | 3 | Person who might be behind the catcher, for short |
| 51% | REF | 3 | Person who calls penalties on the gridiron, for short |
| 51% | NEOCONS | 7 | People who have moved to the political right, for short |
| 50% | SRS | 3 | People in the yearbooks, for short |
| 49% | REF | 3 | Person who calls penalties in roller derby, for short |
| 49% | LIMODRIVERS | 11 | People who might work in long stretches, for short |
| 49% | MARATHONER | 10 | Person who's in it for the long run? |
| 49% | UMP | 3 | Person who calls "fair" or "foul" in baseball, for short |
| 49% | EXEC | 4 | Person who's high up in a company, for short |
| 49% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 48% | ORG | 3 | The "O" in WHO, for short |
| 48% | SWIMMER | 7 | Person who moves in the water for fun or for sport |
| 47% | REF | 3 | Person who calls fouls in basketball, for short |
| 47% | VETS | 4 | People who have served in combat, for short |
| 47% | ERDOC | 5 | Person in scrubs who may be scrambling, for short |
| 47% | VIP | 3 | Person who gets the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 47% | HEIR | 4 | Person who is next in line for the throne |
| 46% | VET | 3 | Former military person who's served in combat, for short |
| 46% | EXPAT | 5 | Person born in the US but now living abroad, for short |
| 46% | UMP | 3 | One who may call you out in the field, for short |
| 46% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 46% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 46% | ETS | 3 | Many figures in the "Doctor Who" universe, for short |
| 46% | SUBS | 4 | Teachers' fill-ins, for short |