| 100% | RELOS | 5 | Some new job requirements, in jargon |
| 57% | RELOS | 5 | Requirements for some new jobs, briefly |
| 50% | RELO | 4 | New job requirement, perhaps |
| 48% | RELO | 4 | Potential new job requirement, informally |
| 47% | TIE | 3 | Requirement in some restaurants |
| 45% | WORKPERMIT | 10 | Job requirement for some visa holders |
| 44% | REWIRE | 6 | Make some new connections in |
| 44% | PHOTOID | 7 | Voting requirement in some states |
| 44% | PHDS | 4 | Job requirements for top research positions, in brief |
| 43% | PEDIS | 5 | Some spa jobs, in brief |
| 43% | EXITEXAM | 8 | High-school graduation requirement in some states |
| 43% | LEDE | 4 | News story intro, in journalism jargon |
| 41% | TWORINKMINIMUM | 14 | Work experience requirement in a Zamboni driver job listing? |
| 41% | BETAS | 5 | Some skilled workers in "Brave New World" |
| 41% | ASST | 4 | Abbreviation in some job titles |
| 41% | ASST | 4 | Abbr. in some job titles |
| 40% | ONSITE | 6 | In a particular place, like some job training: Hyph. |
| 39% | AIR | 3 | Option in some new autos |
| 39% | WASP | 4 | Target of some humor in The New Yorker |
| 39% | SEWERSYSTEM | 11 | Home to some alligators, in New York legend |
| 39% | LIONS | 5 | Creatures portrayed in some Lunar New Year dances |
| 38% | LASSES | 6 | Some of those who "hail the new" in "Deck the Halls" |
| 37% | ASST | 4 | Abbreviation in some supportive job titles |
| 37% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Language that some people believe the New Testament was written in |
| 36% | EWER | 4 | Some people suspect there are crocodiles living in the New York City s___s |
| 35% | PROBATION | 9 | Trial period in a new job |
| 35% | PATIENCE | 8 | Job requirement? |
| 35% | RELO | 4 | Transfer to a new town, in real estate jargon |
| 34% | TRAVEL | 6 | Job requirement, often |