| 100% | CAR | 3 | A Mustang is one, but a Clydesdale isn't |
| 52% | TROUPES | 7 | Word that would seem to be a portmanteau of "traveling groups," but isn't |
| 49% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary but should be |
| 45% | HINTHINT | 8 | Comment that pretends to be subtle, but isn't |
| 45% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | What your mortgage usually is, and isn't, in a way |
| 45% | OPEC | 4 | Its HQ are in Austria, which isn't a member |
| 44% | HOTLINK | 7 | What a breakfast staple could be (but isn't) called |
| 44% | LIAR | 4 | ''Be bad, but at least don't be a __'': Tolstoy |
| 44% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that sounds like it should be last, but isn't |
| 43% | CHARITYBALL | 11 | What sounds like a sphere, but isn't a sphere? |
| 43% | FAMILIARRING | 12 | What sounds like a circle, but isn't a circle? |
| 43% | WRITERSBLOCK | 12 | What sounds like a cube, but isn't a cube? |
| 43% | FACTCHECKER | 11 | What sounds like a disk, but isn't a disk? |
| 42% | LIVESALIE | 9 | Pretends to be what one isn't |
| 42% | SAVES | 5 | Makes sure one's progress won't be lost, in a way |
| 41% | REB | 3 | One who isn't exactly a big Yankee fan? |
| 41% | ROLEPLAY | 8 | Not be oneself, but rather be one's elf? |
| 41% | TABLESKIRT | 10 | Covering that hides legs but isn't a garment |
| 41% | ARENA | 5 | One might be listed on a concert T-shirt |
| 41% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 40% | PIANO | 5 | Instrument that contains strings but isn't a string instrument |
| 40% | DATEUP | 6 | Be out of one's league, in a way |
| 40% | ARM | 3 | What cyclists are supposed to use, but often don't, when they hang a left |
| 40% | ERGS | 4 | No one really knows what these energy units are, but they show up in crosswords a lot |
| 40% | NHL | 3 | Org. in which ice is welcome but icing isn't |
| 40% | IWANTMORE | 9 | “This is nice, but it isn’t enough” |
| 40% | BLUNT | 5 | Like one who isn't concerned about being tactful when speaking |
| 39% | COFFEEBEAN | 10 | Globally used seed that usually comes in twos, but when there is only one inside the "cherry", it's known as a peaberry |
| 39% | REASON | 6 | "Because I said so" isn't a very good one |
| 39% | ABLOOM | 6 | Rafflesia arnoldii produces one of these that is huge and rare and is a sight to behold, but it stinks! |