| 100% | ART | 3 | "A veil, rather than a mirror," per Oscar Wilde |
| 39% | TYPE | 4 | Use a keyboard rather than a pencil |
| 37% | ART | 3 | "Life imitates ___." (as per Oscar Wilde) |
| 36% | STATIC | 6 | Motionless electrical charge rather than a current |
| 36% | TOLOVEONESELFIS | 15 | Start of a thought by Oscar Wilde |
| 36% | PITCHER | 7 | Rather than a solo glass, order this for the table |
| 36% | GOD | 3 | He "somewhat overestimated his ability," per Oscar Wilde |
| 35% | HUMANISM | 8 | Belief system based on persons rather than a deity |
| 35% | ROADRACE | 8 | Running event held on streets rather than a track |
| 35% | PRIORI | 6 | A __: based on deduction rather than experience |
| 35% | HONORARY | 8 | A nominal title conferred, rather than earned |
| 35% | SALOME | 6 | Oscar Wilde play about a Biblical temptress |
| 35% | ART | 3 | "The only serious thing in the world," per Oscar Wilde |
| 35% | THETRUTH | 8 | It's "rarely pure and never simple," per Oscar Wilde |
| 35% | PAYCASH | 7 | Use paper money rather than a credit card: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HOMEBREW | 8 | Beer made in someone's house rather than a factory |
| 35% | DIGITAL | 7 | A watch that shows numbers rather than pointers |
| 35% | APPLIED | 7 | A field that is practical rather than academic |
| 34% | PAST | 4 | "Every saint has a ___": Oscar Wilde |
| 34% | HUSBAND | 7 | Oscar Wilde wrote a play about An Ideal one |
| 34% | NENE | 4 | Rolls-Royce powerful turbojet engine of the 1940s, named after a river rather than a goose |
| 33% | DABBLE | 6 | Be a dilettante, rather than focusing on just one thing |
| 33% | APOET | 5 | "___ can survive everything but a misprint": Oscar Wilde |
| 33% | MIME | 4 | A silent performer who tells stories through actions, rather than words |
| 33% | LOVE | 4 | It "keeps the cold out better than a cloak," per Longfellow |
| 33% | SEX | 3 | Possible reason a movie is R rather than PG |
| 32% | ONSTAFF | 7 | Employed full-time, rather than as a temp: 2 wds. |
| 32% | EROS | 4 | One who takes a bow before success rather than after? |
| 32% | PEN | 3 | It's mightier than a sword as per a proverb |
| 32% | SLEEPIN | 7 | Get up at 10 a.m. rather than 7 a.m.: 2 wds. |