| 100% | USED | 4 | After 2004, the only way to buy a 14-Across |
| 46% | SILVER | 6 | A __ bullet is the only way to kill a werewolf |
| 45% | PIECEBYPIECE | 12 | Only way to tackle a 57-Across |
| 45% | DESADE | 6 | He wrote "The only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment" |
| 42% | ARE | 3 | "The only way to prove you ___ a good sport is to lose" (Ernie Banks) |
| 42% | EARNIT | 6 | The only way to get respect, so they say |
| 42% | ASIS | 4 | Risky way to buy a used car |
| 38% | CHOPINSPREE | 11 | Occasion to buy a CD of the "Polonaise-Militaire"? |
| 38% | HOTSHOWER | 9 | Way to wind down after a workout |
| 38% | SKITOW | 6 | Way to the top of a mountain |
| 38% | LARCH | 5 | Only tree mentioned in the Monty Python sketch "How to recognise different types of trees from quite a long way away" |
| 38% | NOT | 3 | Negating word that, if parsed with a space after the second letter, may help to understand nine Across answers |
| 38% | EAST | 4 | The right way to go on a map? |
| 37% | STLUCIA | 7 | The only sovereign nation named after a historical woman |
| 37% | BLOWDRY | 7 | Way to remove moisture from hair after a shower |
| 37% | VANADIUM | 8 | The only chemical element to begin with a V |
| 37% | DRIBBLE | 7 | To bounce a basketball across the court |
| 37% | DIRECTION | 9 | The way to a destination |
| 37% | CROCODILE | 9 | The only reptile to grow heavier than a sea turtle |
| 37% | PRONOUNCE | 9 | The correct way to say or sound out a word |
| 37% | SIGHTUNSEEN | 11 | Not a good way to buy a car |
| 37% | TBAR | 4 | One way to the top of a mountain |
| 36% | GETAJOB | 7 | Words after "She throws the want ads right my way and never fails to say," in a doo-wop classic (3 wds.) |
| 36% | STOMACH | 7 | The best way to a man's heart goes through it |
| 36% | ONREAD | 6 | Rude way to be "left" after sending a text |
| 36% | VENACAVA | 8 | The way to a person's heart? |
| 36% | ITS | 3 | "The ___ Man", who appeared at the start of each Monty Python's Flying Circus episode only to be cut off after a single word |
| 36% | LINE | 4 | With 14 Across, payoff at the end of a joke |
| 35% | RECYCLEDPARTS | 13 | Junkyard buys, and a hint to the last parts of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 35% | REHEM | 5 | A way to alter the length of a trouser |