| 100% | CAREGIVER | 9 | Someone in charge of the well-being of others |
| 64% | DJED | 4 | Was in charge of the music |
| 64% | DJS | 3 | Is in charge of the music |
| 63% | LED | 3 | Was in charge of the troop, say |
| 61% | GANDHI | 6 | Who said "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" |
| 61% | HEADUSHER | 9 | One might be in charge of the collection plates |
| 56% | CHEF | 4 | School figure who is in charge of food served at the cafeteria |
| 56% | SEA | 3 | "There are plenty of other fish in the ___" |
| 55% | EDITOR | 6 | Person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text |
| 55% | ALTRUISM | 8 | Selfless concern for the well-being of others |
| 54% | MARS | 4 | The other world in H.G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds" |
| 54% | THECFL | 6 | In 2006, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie was named the best player of all time in this league |
| 54% | RUMI | 4 | 13th-century Persian mystic who is one of the best-selling poets in the U.S. |
| 53% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 53% | MINGDYNASTY | 11 | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |
| 53% | DONALDPENN | 10 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 53% | EXECUTIVE | 9 | Someone in charge of a business |
| 53% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 53% | HELM | 4 | Have the ___ (be in charge of steering a ship) |
| 52% | CURATOR | 7 | Someone in charge of a museum, collection |
| 52% | QUEENBEE | 8 | The female in charge of the hive |
| 52% | LEADDETECTIVES | 14 | Ones in charge of a case ... or a literal hint to the eight other longest answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | WII | 3 | "___ Sports," one of the best-selling video games released in 2006 that was published for Nintendo's gaming console |
| 52% | PURSER | 6 | Officer in charge of the stewards |
| 52% | BAHT | 4 | Official currency of Thailand which was also the world's best performing currency in 2018 |
| 51% | LED | 3 | Was in charge of |
| 51% | OPERATE | 7 | Be in charge of |
| 51% | OVERSEE | 7 | Be in charge of |
| 51% | HEAD | 4 | Be in charge of |
| 51% | RAN | 3 | Was in charge of |