| 100% | PELEG | 5 | Whom Ishmael signed up with for the Pequod |
| 44% | ENLIST | 6 | Sign up, as for the Army |
| 43% | JOINEDTHEHUMANRACE | 18 | Signed up for the marathon |
| 43% | ENROLL | 6 | Sign up for, with "in" |
| 43% | ENLIST | 6 | Sign up for the military |
| 43% | ENLISTS | 7 | Signs up for the military |
| 43% | ENLIST | 6 | Sign up for the army |
| 43% | ENLIST | 6 | Sign up for the military, say |
| 43% | REENLIST | 8 | Sign up for the army again |
| 41% | VACUUM | 6 | I suck up dust and debris with ease. I am the one-stop shop for your dusting needs. Who am I? |
| 40% | JACKET | 6 | Outerwear for the upper body, usually with sleeves |
| 39% | ADA | 3 | __.4 Down (where to sign up for the annual SmileCon) |
| 39% | MADONNA | 7 | Teamed up with Christine & the Queens for 2023 LP |
| 38% | CALI | 4 | State with the Hollywood sign, for short |
| 38% | ABE | 3 | Lincoln who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, for short |
| 38% | NEWSJUNKIE | 10 | One who might keep up with the Times |
| 37% | TEBOW | 5 | Quarterback Tim who signed with the Eagles in April |
| 37% | FDR | 3 | President who signed the Social Security Act, for short |
| 37% | YOCH | 4 | Florence who created Tara for "Gone With the Wind" |
| 37% | ROMO | 4 | Tony who played with the Cowboys for 14 seasons |
| 37% | IER | 3 | Suffix with "cash" for someone who tends the till |
| 37% | ENTRANT | 7 | One who signs up for a contest |
| 37% | GAL | 3 | "Keeping up with the Joneses" actress Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman in 31-Across |
| 37% | JOIN | 4 | Sign up with |
| 37% | EARLY | 5 | With 1-Down, people who get up at the crack of dawn |
| 37% | KENDRICK | 8 | Anna who was Oscar nominated for Up in the Air |
| 37% | KANYE | 5 | Rapper West who formed the supergroup ¥$ with Ty Dolla Sign |
| 37% | OLIVA | 5 | Tony who played for 15 seasons with the Minnesota Twins |
| 36% | REJOIN | 6 | Sign up with again |
| 36% | KENNY | 5 | With 36-Across, Rockets great who's an analyst for "Inside the NBA" |