| 100% | LABOR | 5 | The "L" of A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
| 90% | UMW | 3 | Affiliate of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
| 84% | MEANY | 5 | George who was the first president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
| 82% | MEANY | 5 | Labor leader George who was the first president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
| 77% | AMER | 4 | Part of A.F.L.-C.I.O.: Abbr. |
| 72% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 69% | CARE | 4 | The middle initial of A.C.A. and I.C.U. |
| 69% | IRVINE | 6 | Site of a U.C. in the O.C. |
| 67% | UNION | 5 | The "U" of A.C.L.U. |
| 65% | CYLINDER | 8 | I'm the shape of a battery or a can |
| 65% | NOWI | 4 | The start of a prayer, "___ lay me down...": 2 wds. |
| 65% | CUBE | 4 | I'm the shape of a die or sugar, perhaps |
| 65% | SPHERE | 6 | I'm the shape of a globe or an orange |
| 64% | OCASIO | 6 | The “O” of A.O.C. |
| 64% | OCASIO | 6 | The "O" of A.O.C. |
| 64% | OTTO | 4 | The "O" in F. A. O. Schwarz |
| 63% | ARENA | 5 | The "A" of sports' A.F.L. |
| 63% | CONE | 4 | I'm the shape of a party hat or a Christmas tree |
| 62% | SPEE | 4 | Last word in the name of a WW I German warship |
| 62% | UAW | 3 | A.F.L.-C.I.O. constituent |
| 62% | UAW | 3 | A.F.L.-C.I.O. affiliate |
| 61% | ARGONNE | 7 | French forest that was the site of a World War I battle |
| 61% | SWEENEY | 7 | A.F.L.-C.I.O. chief John |
| 61% | OSS | 3 | Predecessor of the C.I.A. |
| 61% | OSS | 3 | Forerunner of the C.I.A. |
| 60% | OSAGE | 5 | “Killers of the Flower Moon: The ___ Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.” (nonfiction book adapted into a 2023 film) |
| 60% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who wrote “My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor” |
| 60% | ODELL | 5 | The “O” of the N.F.L.’s O.B.J. |
| 60% | SWEENEY | 7 | A.F.L.-C.I.O. head John J. ___ |
| 60% | LENGTH | 6 | The "L" of "A = L x W" |