| 100% | DISCIPLINE | 10 | Train someone to obey ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 68% | MINOR | 5 | Underage one ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 68% | DEGREE | 6 | Thermometer unit ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 68% | MAJOR | 5 | Army rank ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 68% | DOMAIN | 6 | Online realm ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 65% | BRANCH | 6 | Limb of a tree ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 52% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | A word that means simple and basic, or pertaining to forces of nature |
| 50% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 48% | PRACTICE | 8 | "___ makes perfect" ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 47% | DRILL | 5 | Boot camp activity ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 47% | EXERCISE | 8 | Hit the gym ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 47% | ROUTINE | 7 | Gymnast's performance ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 44% | RAT | 3 | *Sewage rodent ... or a word that goes with "trap" to mean a hopeless situation |
| 44% | TAPE | 4 | Word after "mix" to mean a handmade playlist of music on a cassette or CD that has been "lost" to time |
| 43% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | LIST | 4 | Word that follows "black" to mean a record of banned items |
| 42% | TUMBLER | 7 | Word that can mean a type of drinking glass or an acrobat |
| 41% | TOWN | 4 | Word that can follow Hades or Urine to make the title of a musical |
| 41% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 41% | SPAN | 4 | Word with "life" or "attention" to mean a duration of time |
| 41% | LUXE | 4 | A word that means elegance or opulence |
| 41% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 40% | MONARCHS | 8 | Butterflies with orange wings, or a word that means "kings" |
| 40% | SOIL | 4 | Word that means “dirt” as a noun or “to dirty” as a verb |
| 40% | FINE | 4 | Payment after doing something bad ... or a word that means "good" |
| 40% | SESSION | 7 | Meeting, as with a therapist ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 39% | LED | 3 | Word that could mean both, "went first" or "a type of bulb" |
| 38% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 38% | ANTONYM | 7 | A word that means the opposite of another word (for example, "good" vs. "bad") |
| 38% | BASS | 4 | Word that could mean both, "a type of guitar" or "a popular game fish" |