| 100% | ARENO | 5 | "The only rule is that there ___ rules": 2 wds. |
| 80% | ARENO | 5 | "The only rule is that there ___ rules" |
| 60% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | "She's Not There" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 58% | IWISH | 5 | "If only that were true": 2 wds. |
| 58% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that be the case ...": 2 wds. |
| 58% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase similar to "etc." that is added at the end of a list to mean that there are more unlisted items: 2 wds. |
| 57% | LAWS | 4 | Those are the rules |
| 57% | CASUMARZU | 9 | Sardinian sheep milk cheese that is banned in US as it contains live maggots and can be consumed only while the maggots are still alive: 2 wds. |
| 57% | AMI | 3 | "___ the only one who noticed that?": 2 wds. |
| 57% | AMI | 3 | "___ the only one who saw that?!": 2 wds. |
| 57% | IWISH | 5 | "If only that were true ...": 2 wds. |
| 56% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 56% | EWINGOIL | 8 | Company that was the focus of "Dallas": 2 wds. |
| 55% | MYWAY | 5 | Sinatra song that begins, "And now, the end is near": 2 wds. |
| 55% | LONGIS | 6 | "How ___ the list?" ("How many items are there?"): 2 wds. |
| 55% | WIIU | 4 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. |
| 55% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 55% | AMI | 3 | "___ the only one?" ("Is it just me?"): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 54% | FORSALE | 7 | Sign that means a house is on the market: 2 wds. |
| 54% | OUTAT | 5 | "What were you doing ___ that time of the night?": 2 wds. |
| 54% | SKICAP | 6 | Knitted headgear that might be worn on the slopes: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | TV comic with the classic catchphrase "Not that there's anything wrong with that": 2 wds. |
| 54% | RASCALFLATTS | 12 | "Bless the Broken Road" country group whose name's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 54% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that is home to the Yankees and the Giants: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SANFRANCISCO | 12 | West Coast city that will host the 2025 Laver Cup: 2 wds. |
| 53% | POLECAR | 7 | The vehicle that is first out on the track in Indy racing, say: 2 wds. |
| 53% | WHITETIGER | 10 | Type of animal that Soohorang, the mascot of 35-Across, is: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SEALEVEL | 8 | Baseline that the "Mile High City" is a mile higher than: 2 wds. |
| 53% | COBRAKAI | 8 | Netflix series that is a sequel to the "Karate Kid" franchise: 2 wds. |