| 100% | ASSN | 4 | The "A" in N.B.A, for short |
| 83% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 81% | AROACE | 6 | Part of the A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 79% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA, for short |
| 79% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA , for short |
| 78% | VOCAB | 5 | All the words in a language, for short |
| 76% | ANS | 3 | The "A" in Q&A, for short |
| 75% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |
| 75% | OBIT | 4 | A eulogy in the paper, for short |
| 74% | SUBS | 4 | Extra players on the bench in a game, for short |
| 74% | HRS | 3 | The two dozen in a day, for short |
| 73% | TOS | 3 | Breaks in an N.B.A. game, for short |
| 73% | OKC | 3 | Home of the N.B.A.'s Thunder, for short |
| 72% | MED | 3 | Many a shot in the arm, for short? |
| 72% | ASSN | 4 | The "A" in "NBA", for short |
| 72% | AROACE | 6 | The "A" in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 72% | SONIC | 5 | Player on the 1979 N.B.A. championship team, for short |
| 72% | FRO | 3 | Been in the freezer for a while, for short |
| 72% | BIO | 3 | "About the author" section in a book, for short |
| 72% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 72% | FLAGRANTFOUL | 12 | Reason for an ejection in the N.B.A. |
| 71% | VMA | 3 | Award in the shape of a Moon Person, for short |
| 70% | AVG | 3 | The "A" in GPA, for short |
| 70% | ARR | 3 | The "A" in ETA, for short |
| 70% | ADMIN | 5 | The "A" in FDA, for short |
| 70% | ASSN | 4 | The "A" in NBA, for short |
| 70% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 70% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 70% | ARTS | 4 | The A in a B.A. degree |
| 69% | SLC | 3 | Host location of the N.B.A.’s 2023 All-Star Weekend, for short |