| 100% | NESTS | 5 | Takeoff points for many test flights |
| 76% | AERIE | 5 | Takeoff point for many a flight |
| 54% | NEST | 4 | Starting point for a flight test? |
| 46% | LAB | 3 | Place for many tests |
| 45% | ERS | 3 | Entry points for many admissions |
| 45% | BARGE | 5 | Origination point for many fireworks |
| 45% | ANKLE | 5 | Cutoff point for many socks |
| 45% | RESEES | 6 | Brings in for more tests, say |
| 43% | AERIE | 5 | Point of origin for some flights |
| 42% | HELIPAD | 7 | Takeoff spot for many a traffic reporter |
| 41% | HELIPAD | 7 | Takeoff spot for many a big city traffic reporter |
| 41% | ISRAEL | 6 | Mideast destination for many El Al flights |
| 40% | GRE | 3 | Test for many college seniors: Abbr. |
| 40% | ORALS | 5 | Tests for many Ph.D. candidates |
| 38% | BASELINE | 8 | Fixed point for a doctor to compare other tests to |
| 38% | NORTHPOLE | 9 | Starting point for an annual flight |
| 38% | NEST | 4 | Beginning point for a first flight |
| 37% | OVERBOOK | 8 | Accept too many reservations for a flight |
| 37% | OVERBOOK | 8 | To sell too many tickets for a flight |
| 36% | OVERBOOKS | 9 | Sells too many tickets for, as an airplane flight |
| 36% | ETDS | 4 | Flight deck guesses about takeoff, for short |
| 33% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most points scored in a career |
| 32% | TINE | 4 | Point for Poseidon |
| 32% | BEG | 3 | ___ for more |
| 32% | RETAKEN | 7 | Like college aptitude tests, for many students |
| 32% | CHAMBERLAIN | 11 | Wilt ___, former basketballer who holds the record for the most points in a NBA game |
| 31% | RATEDPG | 7 | For most movie audiences |
| 31% | MODANO | 6 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Mike who holds the records for most NHL goals and points by an American-born player |
| 31% | CURRY | 5 | Stephen ___, basketballer who holds the record for most 3-point field goals by a point guard in a NBA season |
| 31% | THREE | 5 | Points for a field goal |