| 100% | SUB | 3 | Stand-in for a teacher who's out sick, for short |
| 84% | SUB | 3 | Replacement for a teacher who's out sick, for short |
| 68% | SUB | 3 | Person who fills in for a sick teacher, for short |
| 51% | EXEC | 4 | Person who's high up in a company, for short |
| 50% | REF | 3 | Someone who's in charge of a game of sport, for short |
| 48% | IDS | 3 | Picks out in a lineup, for short |
| 48% | SUB | 3 | Person who fills in for the regular teacher, for short |
| 47% | SAT | 3 | What S stands for in "SNL," for short |
| 47% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a teacher's whiteboard |
| 47% | DDS | 3 | Ones who abstain from drinking on a night out, for short |
| 47% | UMP | 3 | Person who stands behind a baseball catcher, for short |
| 46% | LDR | 3 | One who inspires and is out in front, for short |
| 46% | UMP | 3 | One who calls strikes and outs in baseball, for short |
| 46% | REF | 3 | One who cries "Foul!" in a basketball game, for short |
| 46% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 46% | SRS | 3 | S.A.T. takers, for short. Also a system used in airbags : Abbr |
| 46% | UMP | 3 | One who may call you out in the field, for short |
| 46% | COMA | 4 | What a person who's out may be in |
| 45% | STPAT | 5 | Irish figure who has a holiday in March, for short: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a painting that's in progress |
| 45% | SOFA | 4 | Possible sleeping spot for a partner who's in the doghouse |
| 45% | ANNEBANCROFT | 12 | Actress who won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Helen Keller's teacher in "The Miracle Worker": 2 wds. |
| 44% | EXECS | 5 | People in a corporation's upper management, for short |
| 44% | SUBBED | 6 | Filled in for a teacher |
| 44% | JLO | 3 | "Maid in Manhattan" star who shot to fame as a singer, for short: Abbr |
| 44% | REV | 3 | Nickname for a pastor or clergyman's title, in short |
| 44% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a painter's artwork in progress |
| 44% | TEMP | 4 | Worker who's hired for a short period |
| 43% | VIP | 3 | Many a guest in a team owner's skybox, for short |
| 43% | HEDONIST | 8 | One who's just out for a good time |