| 100% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 58% | ONTV | 4 | "I'm not a doctor, but I play one ___" (old ad phrase): 2 wds. |
| 58% | ADOCTOR | 7 | "I'm not ___, but I play one on TV" |
| 46% | CARTRIP | 7 | A game of I Spy might be played on one |
| 44% | SEX | 3 | Something that might be in an R-rated movie but not a G-rated one |
| 43% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 41% | KEE | 3 | Robert —, author of 1947 memoir A Crowd Is Not Company; one of the original five presenters on TV-am |
| 41% | DOT | 3 | i will show you one, but I will not |
| 41% | PUN | 3 | "Most people are shocked when they find out I'm not a trained electrician," e.g. |
| 41% | CHORD | 5 | It can't be played on a trumpet, e.g. |
| 40% | DPLUSSTUDENT | 12 | One who is not on a roll? |
| 39% | AINT | 4 | "I may not be the brightest, but I ____ a liar!" |
| 39% | ELEM | 4 | I, O or U, but not A or E: Abbr. |
| 38% | KEY | 3 | A or E, but not I |
| 38% | ALDA | 4 | Actor who's played a doctor and senator on TV |
| 38% | ASPIRE | 6 | Have hopes ("I ___ to be a doctor," for e.g.) |
| 37% | ATNO | 4 | Fig. for I, O or U, but not A or E |
| 37% | KEYS | 4 | A and E, but not I, O or U |
| 37% | ALERS | 5 | A and O, but not E, I or U |
| 37% | NOTE | 4 | A or E, but not I, O or U |
| 37% | ARTICLE | 7 | A, e.g., but not A+ |
| 36% | PUN | 3 | "I told a chemistry joke, but there was no REACTION," e.g. |
| 36% | TRIAD | 5 | A-C-E, but not A-B-E, e.g. |
| 35% | SLAV | 4 | Czech, e.g., but not a Hungarian |
| 35% | MAE | 3 | West who said, "Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution" |
| 35% | AMPHIBIAN | 9 | A frog is not a reptile, but an __ |
| 35% | OHARA | 5 | “Why I Am Not a Painter” poet Frank |
| 35% | OCTAD | 5 | One's pawns on a chessboard, e.g. |
| 35% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 35% | DADJOKE | 7 | "I used to hate my beard, but then it grew on me," e.g. |