| 100% | INTERNFAITH | 11 | Trust that a supervised job will lead to full-time work? |
| 38% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time that a project has to be finished by |
| 38% | PERSONALITY | 11 | You might think that a new one will lead to 40-Across |
| 37% | TRI | 3 | Lead-in to "angle" to make a shape that may be obtuse |
| 36% | INS | 3 | Connections that might lead to a job |
| 36% | TEMPJOB | 7 | It may lead to a full-time position |
| 36% | HEAT | 4 | ___ wave, climate condition leading to high temperatures that is a proposed theory for the extinction of dinosaurs |
| 36% | COLD | 4 | ___ wave, climate condition leading to freezing temperatures that is a proposed theory for the extinction of dinosaurs |
| 36% | SMALLTHUMBNAIL | 14 | Clickable icon that leads to a full-size image |
| 35% | JOB | 3 | Dream ___, work or company that you've wanted to be a part of forever! |
| 35% | SEA | 3 | ___ level change, condition leading to oceanic water level changes that is a proposed theory for the extinction of dinosaurs |
| 35% | DELOREAN | 8 | DMC ___, car model that was modified into a time machine in "Back to the Future" |
| 34% | YEA | 3 | Positive vote that would be a unit of time if you added an R to the end |
| 34% | FAROCKI | 7 | Experimental filmmaker Harun whose work was deemed “almost too interesting to be art,” in a Times review |
| 34% | TEARJERKER | 10 | 1995 Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain |
| 33% | TEARJERKER | 10 | 1995 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain |
| 33% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Melodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and time |
| 32% | INC | 3 | "Monsters ___," Pixar's hit movie where monsters work to collect screams, and something that would be perfect for a movie night |
| 32% | ZEBRA | 5 | Animal that a referee is said to resemble |
| 32% | ROADTEST | 8 | Safety check that a vehicle is working properly |
| 32% | INC | 3 | "Monsters ___," Pixar's hit movie where monsters work to collect screams, and something that would be perfect for a Halloween movie night |
| 32% | ALOHAFRIDAY | 11 | Time for Hawaiians to be laid-back at work |
| 32% | ERA | 3 | Statistic that a pitcher wants to be low: Abbr. |
| 32% | ERA | 3 | Stat that a pitcher prefers to be low: Abbr. |
| 32% | MAST | 4 | Pole that a ship's sail is attached to |
| 32% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Warning shout that a vehicle is ready to depart |
| 32% | SKI | 3 | Winter sports gear that a boot is attached to |
| 31% | EMPLOYED | 8 | Was hired to work for a company |
| 31% | WAS | 3 | "___ that supposed to be a joke?" |
| 31% | UNTIL | 5 | Up to a time that |