| 100% | CRUTCHES | 8 | Support for one in a cast |
| 64% | ACTRESS | 7 | One in a cast |
| 64% | ACTOR | 5 | One in a cast |
| 64% | ACTOR | 5 | One in a cast? |
| 63% | EXTRA | 5 | One in a cast of thousands |
| 63% | ACTOR | 5 | One in a cast, at times |
| 62% | ACTORVIST | 9 | One in a cast with a cause |
| 61% | COVER | 5 | Military support for one in danger |
| 60% | DOULA | 5 | One providing nonmedical support for a woman in labor |
| 60% | LEI | 3 | Necklace for one in a hula skirt |
| 60% | BRADDOURIF | 10 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 60% | BRADDOURIF | 10 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar-nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 59% | SYNONYM | 7 | You might look for one in a thesaurus |
| 59% | PLANET | 6 | Astronomers search for one in a habitable zone |
| 59% | DOURIF | 6 | Brad —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 59% | SEC | 3 | One in a minute, for short |
| 59% | SLING | 5 | Support for an arm that's in a cast |
| 59% | REB | 3 | One in a gray suit, for short |
| 58% | EXEC | 4 | One in a high 21-Across, for short |
| 58% | POL | 3 | One in a "smoke-filled room," for short |
| 57% | MAR | 3 | Third one in a calendar, for short |
| 57% | ULT | 3 | Final one in a sequence, for short |
| 57% | HRS | 3 | 24 ones in a day, for short |
| 56% | ESSAY | 5 | One in a stack for an English teacher to grade |
| 56% | ARO | 3 | Like one in a queerplatonic relationship, for short |
| 56% | ARM | 3 | One may be in a cast |
| 56% | LIMB | 4 | One might be in a cast |
| 56% | EASEL | 5 | Support for a painting in progress |
| 56% | DOMINO | 6 | One in line for a fall |
| 55% | WALLOWING | 9 | Support for a building annex in Ireland? |