| 100% | PTA | 3 | School grp. that doesn't include children |
| 83% | PTA | 3 | School group that doesn't include children (Abbr.) |
| 52% | BASESALARY | 10 | Figure that doesn't include bonuses |
| 52% | BASESALARY | 10 | Pay that doesn't include bonuses |
| 51% | EMAJOR | 6 | Key that doesn't include 58-Across |
| 50% | OSHA | 4 | Grp. that doesn't cover the self-employed |
| 50% | ONEWAYTICKET | 12 | Fare that doesn't include a return trip |
| 50% | BRASS | 5 | Section that doesn't include the sax, surprisingly |
| 49% | WELSHRABBIT | 11 | British dish that doesn't actually include game |
| 49% | BOMBAYDUCK | 10 | Indian dish that doesn't actually include fowl |
| 49% | CHICKENFRIEDSTEAK | 17 | Southern dish that doesn't actually include poultry |
| 49% | ANTSCLIMBINGATREE | 17 | Szechuan entree that doesn't actually include insects |
| 48% | HEADCHEESE | 10 | Meat jelly that doesn't actually include a dairy product |
| 48% | PLUMPUDDING | 11 | Christmas dessert that doesn't actually include a round fruit |
| 48% | DAB | 3 | 2010s dance craze that doesn't include the legs |
| 46% | SENSIBLESHOES | 13 | Category that doesn't include double-platform Mary Janes or six-inch stilettos |
| 45% | MAINLAND | 8 | Part of a country that doesn't include its detached territories |
| 45% | PTA | 3 | School grp. that might hold a walkathon |
| 45% | GSA | 3 | School grp. that might celebrate Pride Month |
| 44% | PTA | 3 | School grp. that might hold a coat drive |
| 44% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that includes Nigeria |
| 44% | ISPY | 4 | Children's game that doesn't require any equipment |
| 43% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that meets after school |
| 43% | PTAS | 4 | Grps. that provide school support |
| 42% | OAS | 3 | Grp. that includes Canada and Colombia |
| 42% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that includes Ecuador and Venezuela |
| 42% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that includes Iraq and Qatar |
| 42% | NATO | 4 | Grp. that includes the U.S. |
| 42% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that once included Indonesia and Ecuador |
| 40% | NSC | 3 | Advisory grp. that includes the drug czar |