| 100% | TRAILBLAZER | 11 | Proper attire for picking up a series of clues? |
| 42% | STEM | 4 | "Handle" for picking up a pumpkin |
| 42% | TREASUREHUNT | 12 | *Game with a series of clues |
| 41% | HOLDINGTANK | 11 | Proper attire for detaining a perp? |
| 41% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Proper attire for shadowing a suspect? |
| 40% | ERRAND | 6 | Picking up a quart of milk, say |
| 37% | OFFDAY | 6 | What a series of uncharacteristic mistakes might be chalked up to |
| 37% | PAPERTRAIL | 10 | Series of leads for a white-collar crime investigator |
| 37% | WAITLIST | 8 | Series of names on standby for a brunch spot |
| 37% | TAPAS | 5 | Series of small plates that can make up a meal |
| 36% | IDING | 5 | Picking out of a lineup, for short |
| 36% | IDS | 3 | Picks out of a lineup, for short |
| 36% | IDED | 4 | Picked out of a lineup, for short |
| 36% | BRA | 3 | Upper part of a bikini, for short |
| 35% | LUTHIER | 7 | Proper name for a maker of guitars and lutes |
| 35% | EPS | 3 | Installments of a TV series, for short |
| 34% | ASCORBIC | 8 | A type of acid, the proper name for vitamin C |
| 34% | TEC | 3 | Solver with a set of clues, for short |
| 34% | DOE | 3 | You might pick one up for a buck |
| 34% | MESSJACKET | 10 | Bit of attire for a bellhop |
| 34% | WAYSIDESCHOOL | 13 | Setting for a series of novels by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GRAHAM | 6 | Kind of cracker needed for a proper s'more |
| 34% | KART | 4 | Vehicle for Mario, in a series of video games |
| 34% | EXEC | 4 | Member of upper management at a company, for short |
| 34% | TUBES | 5 | "A series of ___," infamous analogy for the internet |
| 34% | SHAWL | 5 | Bit of attire for a carriage ride |
| 34% | REDVEST | 7 | Item of attire for a barbershop quartet |
| 34% | EXAM | 4 | Test that could make up a large percentage of the grade for a course |
| 33% | THAMES | 6 | English setting for a series of Impressionist paintings by Monet |
| 33% | CONSERVATIVETIE | 15 | Bit of attire for a business interview, maybe |