| 100% | CRAB | 4 | Soft-shell ___ (seafood available in the US from April to September) |
| 43% | JIMIHENDRIX | 11 | "Purple Haze" singer who served in the US Army from 1961 to 1962: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NYC | 3 | Capital of the U.S. from 1785 to 1790, in brief |
| 42% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Blue Suede Shoes" singer who served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DRYSEASON | 9 | April to September, in southern Africa |
| 39% | KESSLER | 7 | Mikkel —, WBC Super Middleweight champion from April to September 2010 |
| 38% | YUMA | 4 | Arizona city that produces about 90 percent of all leafy vegetables grown in the United States from November to April |
| 37% | JOHNDOE | 7 | In the US, name given to an unidentified male body |
| 37% | LORENAOCHOA | 11 | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TWOCENTS | 8 | In the US, what one's opinion is said to be worth |
| 37% | NRA | 3 | Agency in the US to eliminate "cut-throat competition" (abbr) |
| 36% | LTDS | 4 | Ford models sold in the U.S. from 1965-1986 |
| 35% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the US president from 1963 to 1969 |
| 35% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the US president from 1953 to 1961 |
| 35% | ALLERGY | 7 | Sneezing in the spring is from an __ to pollen |
| 35% | DAYS | 4 | From nine to five, in the classifieds |
| 34% | DACAPO | 6 | In music, instruction to repeat from the beginning |
| 34% | POTTER | 6 | Lorraine, first female chaplain in the US Air Force (1973), later promoted to general (1999) |
| 34% | INCOMETAX | 9 | Money paid to the US Treasury in mid-April: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GUNCONTROL | 10 | Contentious subject covered in the Second Amendment to the US Constitution |
| 34% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument in the intro to the Carpenters' "For All We Know" |
| 34% | TWO | 3 | First digit in the year we're about to welcome: 2025 |
| 34% | CHALET | 6 | Place to come in from the cold |
| 34% | WCS | 3 | Spots to go in the U.K. |
| 33% | FIVE | 4 | Last digit in the New Year we're about to welcome: 2025 |
| 33% | APPEAR | 6 | In the US, the last word in the phrase legally required to be on curved passenger's side mirrors |
| 33% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 33% | STP | 3 | Brand in the lyrics to "Slide Some Oil to Me" from "The Wiz" |