| 100% | ALUM | 4 | Who might be asked for a donation, in brief |
| 59% | WITNESS | 7 | One who may be asked to testify in a court |
| 58% | ACROBAT | 7 | One who might be in for a fall |
| 54% | TSA | 3 | A long line may be waiting for this, in brief |
| 53% | PLUTO | 5 | Disney character who may have been named in 1931 for a newly discovered planet |
| 50% | SNORKELERS | 10 | Ones who may be looking for a school? |
| 50% | CHEMIST | 7 | One who may be looking for a reaction |
| 49% | AUTOGRAPH | 9 | A celebrity might be asked for one |
| 49% | MIME | 4 | Performer who might be trapped in a box |
| 49% | XXXX | 4 | Entertainer who might be trapped in a box |
| 48% | MOM | 3 | Parent who might be called in a sibling fight |
| 48% | WAGONER | 7 | One who may be in charge of a team |
| 48% | TRAP | 4 | It may be set for a mouse in the house |
| 48% | ASSES | 5 | They may be packed for a trip in the mountains |
| 48% | ADHD | 4 | Adderall may be prescribed for it, in brief |
| 48% | DOG | 3 | One who may be asked, "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy???" |
| 47% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 47% | ATHLETE | 7 | Person who might be on track for a big career opportunity? |
| 47% | BOOTH | 5 | What a host may be asked for |
| 47% | SOUTHPAW | 8 | Someone who might be called a "cuddy wifter" in the U.K. |
| 47% | TEMP | 4 | Employee who might be hired for only a few weeks |
| 47% | GPS | 3 | It may be attached to a windshield, in brief |
| 46% | SAINT | 5 | One who may be depicted with a halo in religious iconography |
| 46% | FAN | 3 | Person who might ask a celebrity for a selfie |
| 46% | BROWNBAG | 8 | There might be a lunch in it for you |
| 46% | MIME | 4 | Person who might pretend to be stuck in a box |
| 46% | WALLOUTLET | 10 | "Fairgoers may be in for a shock" (St. Louis, 1904) |
| 45% | ALUMNIMAGS | 10 | Periodicals that often ask for donations, in brief |
| 45% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 45% | HITUP | 5 | Ask for a donation |