| 100% | ASKAFTER | 8 | Show concern for, as someone who's absent |
| 48% | FAN | 3 | Someone who might attend a convention for a TV show |
| 47% | LOOKINON | 8 | Visit briefly, as someone who's sick |
| 47% | GONER | 5 | Someone who's done for |
| 45% | DUPE | 4 | Someone who's been played for a sucker |
| 44% | ASKAFTER | 8 | Show concern for |
| 43% | HINT | 4 | What someone who's puzzled might ask for |
| 43% | PODS | 4 | Shows such as "Sistas Who Kill," for short |
| 43% | TAT | 3 | What someone who's "gotten inked" has, for short |
| 42% | REF | 3 | Someone who's in charge of a game of sport, for short |
| 42% | LARGE | 5 | Order from someone who’s too hungry for a medium |
| 42% | NOSY | 4 | Like someone who's angling for all the juicy details |
| 42% | FOODANDDISLODGING | 17 | Concerns of someone who's choking? |
| 41% | NOTHING | 7 | Good for __, someone who is regarded as worthless |
| 41% | AWOL | 4 | Army term for someone who is a no show: Abbr. |
| 40% | NIAGARA | 7 | Falls for someone who's married? |
| 40% | NIAGARA | 7 | Falls for someone who's already married? |
| 40% | POGOSTICK | 9 | Device for someone who's hopping mad? |
| 40% | PHOTODUMP | 9 | Format for someone who's still sharing? |
| 40% | LOTTERYTICKET | 13 | Purchase for someone who's feeling lucky |
| 40% | AIDE | 4 | Someone who acts as assistant |
| 40% | VOLUNTEER | 9 | Someone who works for free |
| 40% | MISSYOU | 7 | *Text to someone who's been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] |
| 39% | PROTEM | 6 | One who's acting as boss for the moment: President ___ |
| 39% | MUSICALTHEATER | 14 | Background for someone who's good with numbers |
| 39% | PHD | 3 | Degree for someone who's no longer ABD |
| 39% | SAINTDOM | 8 | State for someone who's not just venerable |
| 39% | SPEEDGUN | 8 | Problem for someone who's pushing 90, say |
| 39% | APNEA | 5 | Problem for someone who’s loud in bed? |
| 39% | SPAREROOM | 9 | Godsend for someone who's about to crash? |