| 100% | LOOIE | 5 | Whom a warrant officer might report to, informally |
| 49% | DEAN | 4 | College official who may report to a chancellor |
| 46% | ITPRO | 5 | Person who may be able to help you with a big crash, informally |
| 45% | VPS | 3 | They may report to a CEO |
| 43% | KID | 3 | Whom a parent might bring to work |
| 42% | BOSS | 4 | Who you may report to at work |
| 42% | TRAINMASTER | 11 | To whom a conductor reports |
| 41% | COP | 3 | Officer who issues a ticket, informally |
| 41% | GRAD | 4 | One who might rent a gown, informally |
| 41% | DEVIL | 5 | To whom a soul may be sold |
| 41% | ALUM | 4 | One who may endow a scholarship, informally |
| 40% | CEO | 3 | Person who a company's vice presidents report to: Abbr. |
| 40% | MEAT | 4 | With 7-Across, whom a vegan might not want to date |
| 40% | SIRI | 4 | Who might mistakenly respond to a statement beginning "Seriously …" |
| 39% | PEERS | 5 | People who might apply "pressure" to a teenager |
| 39% | PIANOTUNER | 10 | Person who might bring a fork to work |
| 39% | EXPECTANTMOTHER | 15 | One who may be rushed to a hospital |
| 39% | WAITER | 6 | Person who reports to a captain |
| 39% | DEAN | 4 | Official who reports to a president |
| 38% | OGLE | 4 | Stare that might warrant a call to human resources |
| 38% | BFF | 3 | With whom you might have a Snapchat streak, informally |
| 38% | RASTA | 5 | One who might smoke ganja as a sacrament, informally |
| 38% | ARO | 3 | Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally |
| 38% | USER | 4 | Person who might need a password to sign in |
| 38% | HOST | 4 | Restaurant worker who might show you to a table |
| 38% | TINHORN | 7 | Gambler who pretends to be a big shot, informally |
| 38% | CBER | 4 | One who might report seeing a bear |
| 38% | ENGEL | 5 | One with a halo to whom you might say "Hallo!" |
| 38% | FIFTHWHEEL | 10 | One who might pull up a chair to a booth |
| 38% | MAYOR | 5 | Official who might give out a key to the city |