| 100% | APOLLO | 6 | Project for Buzz and Neil |
| 47% | TOYS | 4 | Buzz Lightyear and Woody, for example |
| 47% | TOYS | 4 | Buzz Lightyear and Woody, for two |
| 47% | MIT | 3 | Alma mater for Buzz Aldrin and Kofi Annan: Abbr. |
| 45% | TOYS | 4 | Woody and Buzz Lightyear, for two |
| 43% | USC | 3 | Alma mater for Neil Armstrong and Pat Nixon: Abbr. |
| 41% | SANDMAN | 7 | Folkloric inspiration for E. T. A. Hoffmann, Neil Gaiman, and Metallica |
| 40% | SHOVELREADY | 11 | Descriptor for construction projects that are set to go and awaiting funding |
| 39% | TYSON | 5 | Neil deGrasse ___, astrophysicist and Public Welfare Medal-winner known for hosting "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" |
| 39% | IMALIVE | 7 | Title of hits for Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and the Electric Light Orchestra |
| 39% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Neil Gaiman novel adapted for a Starz series starring Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ELENA | 5 | Colleague of Clarence and Neil |
| 38% | ELENA | 5 | Appointee between Sonia and Neil |
| 38% | SOUNDS | 6 | Buzz and bleep |
| 38% | CASE | 4 | Project for Poirot |
| 38% | DAMS | 4 | Projects for beavers |
| 37% | FILM | 4 | Project for a cinematographer |
| 37% | DIG | 3 | Project for an archaeologist |
| 37% | MESS | 4 | Project for Marie Kondo |
| 37% | DAM | 3 | Project for a beaver |
| 37% | THESES | 6 | Projects for some seniors |
| 37% | APPS | 4 | Projects for some developers |
| 37% | SEEDMONEY | 9 | "And now, to discuss ___ for a new project ..." |
| 37% | CAKE | 4 | Project for a pastry chef |
| 37% | SCARF | 5 | Project for a beginning knitter |
| 36% | THESES | 6 | Projects for Ph.D. candidates |
| 36% | DAMS | 4 | Projects for "nature's engineers" |
| 36% | DYE | 3 | Coloring agent for some art and craft projects, and something for which you might use coffee grounds |
| 36% | REDD | 4 | Voice-over artist ___ Pepper who made trailers for "Armageddon", "Men in Black" and "The Blair Witch Project" |
| 36% | TOYS | 4 | Woody, Buzz and Rex |