| 100% | OBIT | 4 | Story of a lifetime, in brief |
| 67% | BIO | 3 | Story of a lifetime? |
| 67% | BIO | 3 | Story of a lifetime |
| 67% | OBIT | 4 | Story of a lifetime? |
| 67% | BIOS | 4 | Stories of a lifetime? |
| 66% | OBIT | 4 | Story of a lifetime, for short? |
| 62% | ETAGE | 5 | Story of a building, in France |
| 62% | AMINSTREET | 10 | Story of a tough town in Africa? |
| 60% | TNT | 3 | Cause of a blowup, in brief |
| 60% | GPS | 3 | Feature of a smartwatch, in brief |
| 60% | TAT | 3 | Part of a sleeve, in brief |
| 58% | THECANTERBURYTESLA | 18 | Story of a motley group of pilgrims riding in their new auto? |
| 58% | BEENE | 5 | Eponym of a lifetime achievement award in fashion since 1984 |
| 57% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a story, in journalese |
| 56% | APB | 3 | Possible start of a dragnet, in brief |
| 56% | IMS | 3 | Modern communications of a sort, in brief |
| 56% | AAA | 3 | Source of a motel discount, in brief |
| 56% | IRA | 3 | Part of a nest egg, in brief |
| 56% | VCR | 3 | Tape player of a sort, in brief |
| 56% | PRDISASTER | 10 | Result of a scandal going viral, in brief |
| 56% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a news story, in journalism lingo |
| 55% | LEG | 3 | Shape of a fragile lamp in "A Christmas Story" |
| 54% | ISLEY | 5 | ___ Brothers, winners of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 |
| 54% | UVA | 3 | Campus home of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in brief |
| 54% | LEG | 3 | Shape of a lamp in "A Christmas Story" |
| 54% | MCING | 5 | A host of, in brief |
| 53% | SOLDIER | 7 | Any of a set of green plastic toys in "Toy Story" |
| 53% | MAMABEAR | 8 | One of a trio in a children's story |
| 52% | AGE | 3 | A person's lifetime, in terms of years |