| 100% | GOLDSTAR | 8 | Teachers stick it in a workbook for good work |
| 40% | ATM | 3 | Device that doesn't work well until you stick a PIN in it |
| 38% | MELANIE | 7 | & 3D Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Working Girl |
| 38% | ALL | 3 | "It is in your hands to create a better world for ___ who live in it," words by Nelson Mandela |
| 37% | HAS | 3 | ___ it in for (holds a grudge against) |
| 37% | RECOMMENDS | 10 | Puts in a good word for |
| 37% | TRUSTFALL | 9 | It might require a good support system at work |
| 37% | TIP | 3 | Reward for good service in a restaurant |
| 37% | TUTU | 4 | It sticks out in a dance studio |
| 37% | TOM | 3 | ___ Cruise, winner of the 1990 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for his work in "Born on the Fourth of July" |
| 37% | ONKP | 4 | Working in a mess, for short |
| 37% | KITCHERAWER | 11 | Stick a fork in it |
| 36% | BUILDINGAFUTURE | 15 | Working for a better tomorrow |
| 36% | COMEDYACT | 9 | It's good for a laugh |
| 36% | HUMOR | 5 | It's good for a laugh |
| 36% | GENE | 4 | Good name for a biology teacher? |
| 36% | SLAY | 4 | Kill it, in a good way |
| 36% | OSHA | 4 | It works for workers, in brief |
| 36% | WORD | 4 | You might put in a good one for someone |
| 36% | EZIOPINZA | 9 | 1950 Tony winner for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 36% | MVP | 3 | US sports accolade for best player in a league |
| 36% | BUENOS | 6 | It's good for many in Monterrey |
| 36% | JIM | 3 | Good name for a phys ed teacher? |
| 36% | CAR | 3 | It works a lot better when tired |
| 35% | SUBBED | 6 | Filled in for a teacher |
| 35% | ORGANELLE | 9 | It works in a cell |
| 35% | GABLE | 5 | Clark —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for It Happened One Night |
| 35% | COLBERT | 7 | Claudette —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for It Happened One Night |
| 35% | RIGHTLYSO | 9 | For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | PLUG | 4 | Throw in a good word for during a TV appearance |