| 100% | SCHOLAR | 7 | Someone who has a deep knowledge of a subject |
| 59% | NERD | 4 | One with deep knowledge of a subject |
| 53% | KAYKYSER | 8 | *Bandleader who had a "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" |
| 50% | RAT | 3 | A snitch, someone who would have invoked the wrath of 12-Across |
| 49% | NASAL | 5 | Like the voice of someone who says, “I have a code”? |
| 48% | NUMERATE | 8 | Having a basic knowledge of arithmetic |
| 47% | WROTETHEBOOK | 12 | Has an encyclopedic grasp of a subject |
| 46% | PROTESTER | 9 | Someone who speaks out on behalf of a cause |
| 46% | FELON | 5 | Someone who has committed a crime |
| 45% | LEAN | 4 | Person who has a small amount of body fat |
| 45% | FELON | 5 | Someone who has committed a serious crime |
| 45% | ADHERENT | 8 | Someone who supports a set of ideas |
| 45% | NEEDY | 5 | Someone who requires a lot of attention |
| 45% | IVEGOTIT | 8 | Words from someone who has a bright idea (3 wds.) |
| 44% | ILLER | 5 | A k___ is someone who has murdered someone |
| 44% | ENLISTEE | 8 | A recruit, someone who has joined the military |
| 44% | AMPUTEE | 7 | Someone who has lost a limb to amputation |
| 44% | SOCIALITE | 9 | Someone who attends a lot of social events |
| 44% | COMMANDER | 9 | Someone who leads a body of military troops |
| 44% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Someone who spends a lot of time baking? |
| 44% | IVEGOTIT | 8 | Words from someone who has a bright 7-Down (3 wds.) |
| 44% | COURTNEYLOVES | 13 | Frontwoman of Hole has a deep fondness? |
| 44% | SOT | 3 | One who has a lot of screwdrivers? |
| 44% | DIVA | 4 | Star who has a lot of demands |
| 44% | SKEPTICS | 8 | People who have a lot of doubts |
| 43% | EVACUEE | 7 | Person who has been transported out of a war zone, for example |
| 43% | ATHEIST | 7 | Someone who has no belief in the existence of gods |
| 43% | AIM | 3 | Talent of someone who sinks a free throw |
| 43% | THUD | 4 | Sound of someone who takes a noisy fall |