| 100% | NOWAIT | 6 | "Hang on a sec ... that's not it": 2 wds. |
| 53% | PUREBREDDOG | 11 | Pet that's not a mutt: 2 wds. |
| 50% | KISSCAM | 7 | It shows smooches on a stadium's Jumbotron: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SNOWTIRE | 8 | Item placed on a car's wheel that increases traction during a winter storm: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EYECOLOR | 8 | Facial characteristic that's listed on a driver's license: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LOOKHERE | 8 | "Now, just hold on a sec" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | HEATWAVE | 8 | 1975 single by Linda Ronstadt that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Pop star featured on a "Despacito" remix, propelling it to #1: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LSU | 3 | SEC school that houses a live Bengal tiger on its campus |
| 46% | ATOY | 4 | "Put that down, it's not ___!" ("Don't play with that!"): 2 wds. |
| 46% | CAKEPOP | 7 | Bite-sized frosted dessert that's served on a stick: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GRAYAREA | 8 | Portion of a law that's not completely clear (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SURFINSAFARI | 12 | 1962 single by the Beach Boys that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SUMMERBREEZE | 12 | 1972 single by Seals and Crofts that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GAGGIFT | 7 | Present that's not serious: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MOLLYFLYNN | 10 | Title role for Melissa McCarthy on a CBS sitcom that ended May 16, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 44% | AGESPOTS | 8 | Speckles on a septuagenarian's skin: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BELLYRUB | 8 | Scritches on a dog's tummy: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IDTAG | 5 | Item on a dog's collar: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 44% | IDTAG | 5 | Dangler on a pet's collar: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 44% | MISSYELLIOTT | 12 | Rapper featured on a "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" remix, propelling it to #1: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EATME | 5 | Words on a Wonderland cake that made Alice grow: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2017 TV series that's based on a Denzel Washington movie and stars Bill Paxton as a cop: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PAPERBAG | 8 | Groceries holder that's not made of plastic: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALA | 3 | State that's almost a mirror image of its neighbor, Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONTAP | 5 | Like bar beer that's not in bottles: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RALLY | 5 | Auto competition that's not held on a track |
| 43% | EATME | 5 | Rude expression that’s not rude when it appears on a cake in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” |
| 42% | TAGALONG | 8 | Join a group that's going somewhere: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DRINKME | 7 | Words on a bottle that Alice finds in 17a which causes her to shrink in size: 2 wds. |