| 100% | ANAT | 4 | Sci. course for a doctor-to-be |
| 70% | ASPIRE | 6 | Have hopes ("I ___ to be a doctor," for e.g.) |
| 66% | PREMED | 6 | Major for a doctor-to-be |
| 64% | ANNE | 4 | Sci-fi writer McCaffrey, who was the first woman to win a Hugo for fiction |
| 63% | BASELINE | 8 | Fixed point for a doctor to compare other tests to |
| 62% | ESL | 3 | Course for a newcomer to the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 60% | POSE | 4 | Sit for a portrait to be made |
| 60% | SITE | 4 | Location for a house to be built |
| 59% | NORM | 4 | To be expected, or par for the course |
| 59% | EPIC | 4 | To be remembered for a very long time |
| 58% | PHYSICIAN | 9 | Someone legally qualified to be a doctor |
| 58% | ONCALL | 6 | Ready to be summoned, as a doctor |
| 57% | THEROPES | 8 | Bad thing for a boxer to be on |
| 57% | ASHORE | 6 | Bad way for a ship to be driven |
| 57% | ONEMPTY | 7 | Risky way for a car to be running |
| 57% | THETAKE | 7 | Bad thing for a cop to be on |
| 57% | KNOTS | 5 | Bad thing for a stomach to be in |
| 57% | RAREFORM | 8 | Good state for a performer to be in |
| 57% | CHINASHOP | 9 | Bad place for a bull to be, metaphorically |
| 57% | ORDERSUP | 8 | Asks for a meal to be delivered to the penthouse, say |
| 56% | RACEHORSE | 9 | Equine competing to be the fastest around a course |
| 56% | AGENDA | 6 | Outline, plan for a meeting, to be voted on |
| 56% | SARDINE | 7 | Fish said to be named for a Mediterranean island |
| 56% | ANNUALEXAM | 10 | Reason for a yearly visit to the doctor’s office |
| 56% | FORMAL | 6 | Style of clothing to be worn for a wedding/dinner |
| 56% | BELAY | 5 | Anchor point for a climber's rope to be secured |
| 55% | IKEA | 4 | Store that's said to be a test for romantic relationships |
| 55% | WALTERREED | 10 | Doctor for whom a military medical center is named |
| 55% | FREEWILL | 8 | Being at liberty to choose a course of action |
| 54% | ENROLL | 6 | To register for a course, e.g. |