| 100% | OSCARNOMS | 9 | What “La La Land” got fourteen of, for short |
| 53% | STANDINGO | 9 | What it's called when you get a rise out of an audience, for short? |
| 48% | RMS | 3 | What Clue has nine of, for short |
| 48% | AUS | 3 | Land of kangaroos, for short |
| 47% | OTS | 3 | What ties can get you into, for short |
| 47% | SEC | 3 | What a minute has 60 of, for short |
| 47% | AUS | 3 | Land of the Kangaroos, for short |
| 47% | IRE | 3 | Land of leprechauns and banshees, for short |
| 47% | REP | 3 | What people think of you, for short |
| 46% | APB | 3 | What a patrol car might get, for short |
| 46% | AUS | 3 | Land of vegemite and Hugh Jackman, for short |
| 46% | BDAY | 4 | Annual celebration of getting older, for short: Hyph. |
| 46% | ARR | 3 | Time of plane landing, for short |
| 45% | TERR | 4 | Land under the jurisdiction of a state, for short |
| 45% | USO | 3 | What gets the show on the road, for short? |
| 45% | EVAC | 4 | Getting people out of harm's way, for short |
| 45% | RBI | 3 | What you get when you drive someone home, for short |
| 45% | PREP | 4 | Type of school which also means get ready, for short |
| 45% | GOVT | 4 | Elected ruling authority of the land, for short |
| 44% | SECS | 4 | What you get if you break a minute down, for short |
| 44% | CDS | 3 | What there may be a lot of interest in, for short? |
| 43% | CDT | 3 | What the middle of the U.S. is usually on, for short |
| 43% | UFO | 3 | Fantastical interpretation of what's probably just an espionage balloon, for short |
| 43% | DEC | 3 | Month where one may get lots of presents, for short |
| 43% | OBIE | 4 | What Dewhurst got for ''Taming of the Shrew'' |
| 43% | ADS | 3 | They get removed from premium versions of some apps, for short |
| 43% | AAA | 3 | They can help you get out of a rut, for short |
| 43% | TAT | 3 | What someone who's "gotten inked" has, for short |
| 41% | DAMIENCHAZELLE | 14 | "La La Land" director who is the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Director (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MINNY | 5 | "Land of 10,000 Lakes," for short |