| 100% | GATEMAN | 7 | Someone who might ask for identification (or, when reversed, a form of identification) |
| 45% | FAN | 3 | Someone who might ask for an autograph |
| 43% | HOT | 3 | Like someone for whom a lot of people might swipe right on Tinder |
| 40% | PRO | 3 | Someone a new golfer might ask for advice |
| 40% | BOSS | 4 | Whom an employee may ask for a raise |
| 40% | SNEAKERHEAD | 11 | Someone who might spend a lot just for kicks |
| 40% | BAR | 3 | Where someone might ask for a screwdriver |
| 40% | FAN | 3 | Someone who might attend a convention for a TV show |
| 39% | FAN | 3 | Person who might ask a celebrity for a selfie |
| 39% | GRANT | 5 | Paper for someone who might be writing a paper? |
| 39% | ART{LOVE}R | 10 | Someone who might dream of running away to live in a museum |
| 38% | PHILATELY | 9 | Hobby for someone who may collect items in blocks or panes |
| 38% | ALUM | 4 | Who might be asked for a donation, in brief |
| 38% | HINT | 4 | What someone who's puzzled might ask for |
| 37% | FAVOR | 5 | Someone who says "Do me a solid!" is asking for one |
| 37% | MAJESTY | 7 | Your __, form of address for a king or queen |
| 37% | OKRA | 4 | Someone who loves it might be called a friend of the pod |
| 37% | REF | 3 | Someone who's in charge of a game of sport, for short |
| 37% | STORYTELLER | 11 | Someone who narrates a fairy tale ... or the title of Carrie Underwood's latest album |
| 36% | WIMP | 4 | What someone who backs out of a dare might be called |
| 36% | USERNAME | 8 | Identification of someone on an app or a site |
| 36% | COP | 3 | Be a thief ... or a word for someone who chases a thief |
| 36% | TENS | 4 | Those for whom a lot of people might swipe right on Tinder |
| 36% | IVEGOTIT | 8 | What someone who just thought of a brilliant solution might say: 3 wds. |
| 35% | WITNESS | 7 | One who testifies for a cause or for someone |
| 35% | GETIT | 5 | What you might ask someone who didn't laugh at a joke: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DELI | 4 | Where you might take a number to wait to ask for pounds of meats |
| 35% | ANI | 3 | What a "Wheel of Fortune" contestant might buy when looking for _NSP_RAT_ON |
| 35% | MISSYOU | 7 | *Text to someone who's been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] |
| 35% | SECRETADMIRER | 13 | Person who might buy gifts off of someone's wishlist without taking credit for it |