| 100% | NMI | 3 | Abbr. for those with only one given name |
| 55% | NMI | 3 | Abbr. for someone with only two names |
| 53% | NMI | 3 | Abbr. for someone with only a first and last name |
| 47% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind with only one consonant in its name |
| 46% | MAINE | 5 | Only state with a name that has only one syllable |
| 42% | USERID | 6 | Name that one logs on with |
| 42% | HORSESHOES | 10 | Popular lawn game played with and named for hoof-protecting gear, that one can enjoy with friends and family at a picnic |
| 42% | SOCANI | 6 | "You're not the only one with that ability" |
| 42% | STATE | 5 | Washington is the only one named for a president |
| 41% | CARP | 4 | Name for a fish that rhymes with "harp" |
| 40% | SHRUB | 5 | Name for a decorative bush, that rhymes with "scrub" |
| 40% | NMI | 3 | Abbr. for someone with just a first and last name |
| 40% | SNAKEEYES | 9 | Another name for rolling two ones with dice |
| 39% | OHIO | 4 | One of the rivers that gave Three Rivers Stadium its name |
| 39% | TEE | 3 | August is the only month that ends with one |
| 39% | DROMEDARY | 9 | A scientific name for desert animal with one hump |
| 39% | DOC | 3 | Only Disney dwarf with a one-syllable name |
| 39% | MPH | 3 | A ticket may be given for a high one: Abbr. |
| 39% | FEEDINGTO | 9 | With 61 Across, giving up another for one's own benefit |
| 39% | XFL | 3 | Football league that played only one season in 2001: Abbr. |
| 39% | PURPURA | 7 | Latin title for dye that gave us the name "purple" |
| 39% | VOLVO | 5 | Car with a name that's Latin for "I roll" |
| 39% | IOWA | 4 | Geographical name that comes from the Sioux for "sleepy ones" |
| 39% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |
| 38% | PIERRE | 6 | Only state capital that shares no letters with the name of its state |
| 38% | BLENDE | 6 | Name for zinc sulfide that is one letter short of a kitchen appliance |
| 38% | LUCIA | 5 | Saint __, one of the only two sovereign nations named for women |
| 38% | POLKA | 5 | ___ dot dress, one that shares its name with a lively dance |
| 38% | ALA | 3 | State that shares its name with a country music group: Abbr. |
| 38% | PAP | 3 | Type of respiratory ventilation used for those with sleep apnea (abbr.) |