| 100% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | Arthropod named as it was thought to have a 100 legs but in fact has a varying number |
| 33% | HAYES | 5 | First president to have a phone in the White House—its number was "1" (1877) |
| 33% | AMSO | 4 | Childish but truthful reply to "You're not solving a crossword" when you are, in fact, solving it |
| 31% | DALLAS | 6 | Vice president after whom a U.S. city is thought to have been named |
| 31% | SARDINES | 8 | Fish thought to be named after a region in Italy |
| 30% | WATSON | 6 | To whom it is said "You have a grand gift for silence …. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion" |
| 30% | DARKAGES | 8 | Period often characterized as one of violence and backwardness, but in fact is a period of lack of records |
| 29% | LEAR | 4 | King quoted as saying "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 29% | FIZZLED | 7 | *I thought I had a good firework joke, but in the end, it just ___ out! (ended weakly) |
| 29% | FORTUNE | 7 | ___ Cookies, a treat that is believed to have been invented in China, but actually came from California |
| 29% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 29% | TOUCHSTONE | 10 | Court jester in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" who is referred to as a "natural fool" |
| 29% | SMUCKERS | 8 | "With a name like ___ it has to be good" jelly brand |
| 28% | ASIA | 4 | Smallest name but is the biggest in size as a continent |
| 28% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 28% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 28% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 27% | EBONY | 5 | Dark wood once used for drinking cups, as it was thought to neutralize poison |
| 27% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 27% | BOLT | 4 | Notable name in speedy circles who as of May 17, 2020, now has a daughter to tag along behind him |
| 27% | NINE | 4 | Number of "lives" a cat is said to have |
| 26% | PLATYPUS | 8 | It is similar to a duck, but no duck at all |
| 26% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 26% | ROM | 3 | It can't be written to, in a PC |
| 26% | PITTSBURGH | 10 | City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911 |
| 26% | TAG | 3 | It has a price to be paid |
| 26% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 26% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | It's estimated to be a foot in the next 25 years |
| 26% | AGE | 3 | It's said to be "just a number" |
| 26% | ZESTY | 5 | Having a little kick to it, as salsa |