| 100% | NICHE | 5 | Specific type of work one is suited for, say |
| 39% | HAZMAT | 6 | Type of suit for toxic cleanup |
| 39% | AVOCADO | 7 | Type of toast California is known for |
| 39% | POLO | 4 | Type of shirt Izod is known for |
| 39% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem Keats was known for |
| 38% | FUGUE | 5 | Type of composition that Bach is noted for |
| 38% | SPLATTER | 8 | Types of paintings Jackson Pollock is known for |
| 38% | SONATA | 6 | Type of musical piece; Moonlight is a famous one |
| 38% | SMOG | 4 | Type of pollution for which Los Angeles is known |
| 38% | IPA | 3 | Type of beer for which Lagunitas is known: Abbr. |
| 38% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of landform for which the bikini is named |
| 38% | ADHOC | 5 | Type of committee formed for one purpose: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SCULPTURE | 9 | Type of art for which Rodin was most famous |
| 38% | CREDIT | 6 | Type of card for payments to be repaid later |
| 37% | GMO | 3 | Type of altered plant that Monsanto is known for: Abbr. |
| 37% | GMO | 3 | Type of altered plant that Monsanto was known for: Abbr. |
| 37% | WISHING | 7 | Type of well that coins are thrown in for luck |
| 37% | WAITSINTHEWINGS | 15 | Is ready for one's star turn, say |
| 37% | TREAD | 5 | This type of mill is used for exercise |
| 37% | CASTING | 7 | I am a type of "director" who says "You're perfect for the role!" Who am I? |
| 37% | ACTOR | 5 | One for whom work is play? |
| 37% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Football player turned broadcaster who was the first one to have worked for all of the "Big Four" TV networks: 2 wds. |
| 37% | YESORNO | 7 | Type of question for which "maybe" is an unacceptable response: Hyph. |
| 37% | BIO | 3 | Type of book David McCullough's "John Adams" is, for short |
| 37% | LAR | 3 | Type of battalion that Camp Pendleton's Highlanders is, for short |
| 37% | MOTH | 4 | Type of insect for which the term "software bug" was named |
| 36% | FETA | 4 | Type of cheese which is an anagram for 'feat' |
| 36% | INN | 3 | Type of establishment that was the setting for "Newhart" |
| 36% | ACTOR | 5 | One for whom a play is work? |
| 36% | OVID | 4 | One of his lost works is "Medea" |