| 100% | THESIS | 6 | Project that must be defended |
| 54% | DUTY | 4 | Obligation that must be fulfilled |
| 54% | QUOTA | 5 | Workload that must be met |
| 54% | QUOTA | 5 | Number that must be met |
| 54% | DEBTS | 5 | Amounts that must be repaid |
| 53% | TAXABLESTAKES | 13 | *Prize money that must be declared? |
| 53% | LOANS | 5 | Bank offerings that must be repaid |
| 53% | LET | 3 | Tennis shot that must be replayed |
| 53% | EEL | 3 | Sushi fish that must be cooked |
| 53% | LOAN | 4 | Bank offering that must be repaid |
| 52% | THESIS | 6 | Document that may be defended |
| 52% | LOAN | 4 | College financial aid that must be repaid |
| 52% | TOLLROAD | 8 | Motoring route that must be paid for |
| 52% | EEL | 3 | Sushi fish that must be served cooked |
| 51% | RENTALS | 7 | What some items that must be returned are |
| 51% | SAXOPHONE | 9 | Instrument that must be played with the mouth |
| 51% | ICEHOTELS | 9 | Tourist lodges that must be rebuilt every year |
| 50% | AEIOU | 5 | Letters that must be bought on "Wheel of Fortune" |
| 50% | PLANTAIN | 8 | Green, starchy banana that must be cooked to eat |
| 50% | AMEX | 4 | Credit card company that must be paid off monthly |
| 50% | SHORTTERM | 9 | Like loans that must be repaid within a year |
| 50% | PCR | 3 | COVID test that must be sent to a lab |
| 49% | HDL | 3 | Cholesterol that must be high for good heart health: Abbr. |
| 48% | MORALOBLIGATION | 15 | Something that must be done because not doing it would be wrong |
| 48% | BARGE | 5 | Flat-bottomed boat that must be pushed or pulled by another vessel |
| 46% | DIY | 3 | Like craft projects that are created without help: Abbr. |
| 45% | ITISSO | 6 | "That must be the case" |
| 45% | YOURENOTSERIOUS | 15 | “That must be a joke” |
| 45% | ARA | 3 | Project ______, modular smartphone that was being made by Google |
| 44% | CLICKBAIT | 9 | Enticing links that are a must-read |