| 100% | BINDING | 7 | Agreement type that can't be broken (tied in) |
| 55% | LIVETV | 6 | Type of broadcast that can’t be “fixed in post” |
| 52% | STEMS | 5 | Cherry parts that can be tied in a knot |
| 51% | BINDING | 7 | Describes a contract that can't be broken |
| 49% | HOSTILETAKEOVER | 15 | Offer that can't be refused, in business |
| 49% | GHOSTKITCHEN | 12 | Delivery-app “restaurant” that can’t be visited in person |
| 47% | IRREPARABLY | 11 | In a way that can't be fixed |
| 47% | IMPOSSIBLY | 10 | In a way that can't be done |
| 46% | LEGALLY | 7 | In a way that can't be prosecuted, say |
| 44% | CUBAN | 5 | ___ cigars (premium smokes that can't be sold in the US) |
| 44% | IDLE | 4 | Mind type that can be "a devil's workshop" |
| 44% | LPS | 3 | Records that can be broken |
| 44% | BATTERY | 7 | Portable source of power, that can't be in your checked-in luggage |
| 44% | FATED | 5 | Decided in a way that can't be changed |
| 44% | ETCH | 4 | Write in a way that can't be erased |
| 43% | UFO | 3 | Thing in the sky that can't be explained: Abbr. |
| 43% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 43% | TEE | 3 | Casual shirt that can be tie-dyed |
| 43% | CHIP | 4 | Casino disc that can be cashed in |
| 43% | KINGS | 5 | Pieces that can be put in check |
| 43% | ASBESTOS | 8 | Harmful fibers that can be breathed in |
| 43% | MASS | 4 | Quantity that can be measured in grams |
| 43% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that can be worked in Pilates |
| 43% | RAT | 3 | Rodent that can be found in "Ratatouille" |
| 43% | LIMA | 4 | Bean that can be used in succotash |
| 43% | COT | 3 | Bed that can be folded in half |
| 43% | PORCH | 5 | House part that can be screened in |
| 43% | LOUSE | 5 | Parasite that can be found in hair |
| 43% | HUE | 3 | Shade that could be adjusted in Photoshop |
| 43% | LIE | 3 | That can't be right |