| 100% | HA-OTAT | 7 | Was in the running for |
| 76% | CONTENDS | 8 | Is in the running |
| 76% | VIE | 3 | Be in the running |
| 76% | COMPETE | 7 | Be in the running |
| 75% | SEEKS | 5 | Is in the market for |
| 71% | NOMINEE | 7 | One in the running for Oscars, say |
| 71% | LONGLISTS | 9 | Puts in the running for a prize |
| 71% | NOMINEE | 7 | Person in the running for an Oscar |
| 71% | NOMINEE | 7 | Performer in the running for an Oscar |
| 71% | UPFOR | 5 | In the running to be |
| 69% | GONEBAD | 7 | Been in the fridge for too long |
| 68% | RUNATAB | 7 | Be in the red for black and tans? |
| 68% | FRO | 3 | Been in the freezer for a while, for short |
| 65% | WIZARD | 6 | In the story, Oz is run by one |
| 65% | HEN | 3 | In the UK, this party is for bachelorettes |
| 64% | SYNC | 4 | When something is in the same rhythm as another, for short |
| 64% | IPAS | 4 | Six-pack that might be in the "Craft" section, for short |
| 63% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 63% | SEMI | 4 | This might be in for the long haul |
| 62% | OBJ | 3 | "___ in the mirror are closer than they appear," for short |
| 62% | PEROT | 5 | Politician Ross who ran for president in the 1990s |
| 62% | GRASPATSTRAWS | 13 | Old fashioned leggings are in -- try for the impossible!? |
| 61% | BLAH | 4 | "Her performance in the movie was very ___" (expression for unexciting) |
| 61% | NUNHOOD | 7 | What one may be in the habit for? |
| 61% | RNA | 3 | British org. for the support of "women’s fiction" and honestly, to be a member, the genre likely has to run in your genes? |
| 60% | BARBIE | 6 | Doll that ran for president for the first time in 1992 |
| 60% | RUBENBLADES | 11 | Actor-musician who unsuccessfully ran for the Panamanian presidency in 1994 |
| 60% | ELIHUYALE | 9 | For whom the Collegiate School was renamed in 1718 |
| 60% | MILER | 5 | One in it for the long run? |
| 60% | USAF | 4 | The Thunderbirds are in it, for short |