| 100% | IDEST | 5 | What "i.e." ("that is") is an acronym for |
| 70% | INEEDIT | 7 | "Not getting that is not an option for me" |
| 68% | BORG | 4 | Drink that's said to be an acronym for "blackout rage gallon" |
| 64% | SEND | 4 | What you hit on an e-mail that is ready to go |
| 61% | IDEST | 5 | What "i.e.", meaning "that is", actually stands for: 2 wds. |
| 61% | SNARK | 5 | "'That's a great idea' is what I would have said if I had never heard an idea before in my life," e.g. |
| 60% | FOMO | 4 | Acronym that's slang for an anxiety of being left out of events |
| 59% | OOPSIE | 6 | “Shoot—that’s not what I was going for!” |
| 59% | MIDAS | 5 | Acronym for an automotive service brand that is named after a mythological Greek king with his golden touch |
| 59% | BRIC | 4 | Economic acronym coined in 2001 that was later expanded to include an “S” for South Africa |
| 58% | RNA | 3 | GUAC is an acronym for its four nucleobases |
| 57% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit that is also an anagram for 45d |
| 57% | IDEST | 5 | What "i.e." is short for |
| 56% | ECONOMIC | 8 | What the E stands for in the acronym OECD |
| 56% | CIG | 3 | What vape may be an alternative for, for short |
| 56% | HOMES | 5 | Synonym for residences that's also an acronym for the Great Lakes |
| 56% | GIF | 3 | Animated Internet file suffix that is also an anagram for 27d: Abbr. |
| 55% | ICANT | 5 | "Sorry, that day is no good for me" |
| 55% | CHANGE | 6 | "What I Cannot ___," 2008 LeAnn Rimes song that was nominated for a Grammy Award |
| 55% | ELF | 3 | Cosmetics brand whose name is an acronym for the places it’s used |
| 54% | SPANDEX | 7 | Material whose name is an anagram for what it does |
| 53% | YES | 3 | ''Just what I was hoping for'' |
| 53% | YES | 3 | ''Just what I was hoping for!'' |
| 53% | YES | 3 | ''Exactly what I was hoping for!'' |
| 53% | ILUCKEDOUT | 10 | "Whew! That was fortunate for me" |
| 53% | ITS | 3 | "___ just what I've been looking for!" |
| 52% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was an independent country for a decade beginning in 1836 |
| 52% | HUGE | 4 | Adjective similar to "large" that would be an apt descriptor for Shrek |
| 52% | TOKEN | 5 | What a quarter may be exchanged for at an arcade |
| 52% | POME | 4 | Fleshy fruit that is an anagram for 46d |