| 100% | MUSTREAD | 8 | A book one shouldn't miss |
| 56% | BEER | 4 | One shouldn't have a big head |
| 55% | MOLEHILL | 8 | One shouldn't make a mountain out of this |
| 53% | YELLFIRE | 8 | What one shouldn't do in a crowded theater |
| 53% | ENCROACH | 8 | Cross a line one shouldn't cross |
| 51% | ABETS | 5 | Helps in a way one shouldn't |
| 51% | ABETS | 5 | Assists in a way one shouldn't |
| 50% | HOLE | 4 | You shouldn't leave one in a plot |
| 50% | CATTLERUSTLER | 13 | One who shouldn't have a cow? |
| 47% | DOORSTEP | 8 | A place where one shouldn't leave his/her manners |
| 47% | ADAGE | 5 | "Don't judge a book by its cover," for one |
| 47% | EDITION | 7 | A book collector might seek a first one |
| 46% | ABETTED | 7 | Gave a hand where one shouldn't? |
| 46% | ABET | 4 | Lend a hand when one shouldn't |
| 45% | MAKEPAR | 7 | Miss a birdie by one |
| 45% | COP | 3 | One not missing a beat? |
| 45% | CLASSIC | 7 | A book on a required reading list is often one |
| 45% | RENEWER | 7 | One extending a library book loan |
| 44% | DEFAULTER | 9 | One who misses a loan repayment |
| 44% | REREAD | 6 | Enjoyed again, as a book from one’s childhood |
| 44% | POLICEMAN | 9 | One who better not miss a beat |
| 44% | PSALM | 5 | One of 150 in a biblical book |
| 44% | MTG | 3 | One reason to book a conference rm. |
| 44% | TALE | 4 | One of 24 in a Chaucer book |
| 44% | TIEDYE | 6 | One way to color a T-shirt |
| 44% | FAN | 3 | One in a band T-shirt, probably |
| 43% | ISP | 3 | A.T. & T., for one |
| 43% | EXCESS | 6 | One shouldn't drink to this |
| 43% | HEMULENS | 8 | Creatures in the Moomin books, one a philatelist |
| 42% | MILE | 4 | A miss is as good as one, they say |