| 100% | DAHL | 4 | Author whose name is one letter off from 31-Down |
| 73% | EOS | 3 | Greek goddess whose name is one letter off from 69-Down |
| 73% | EROS | 4 | Greek god whose name is one letter off from 118-Down |
| 70% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name is one letter off from its neighbor, Iraq |
| 70% | ENESCO | 6 | Composer whose name is one letter off from an international peace grp. |
| 67% | CAIMAN | 6 | Reptile whose name is one letter off from that of an island region known for offshore banking |
| 67% | PET | 3 | Creature whose name is one letter off from the type of doctor who takes care of it |
| 57% | FIJI | 4 | Country whose name is one letter different from a mountain |
| 55% | ESPY | 4 | Award whose name is one letter different from the channel that originated it |
| 55% | APPLEMARTIN | 11 | Celebrity scion whose name is one letter away from a cocktail's |
| 54% | YALU | 4 | Asian river whose name is one letter away from an Ivy League college |
| 54% | IMPALA | 6 | African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do |
| 54% | OKGO | 4 | Rock band whose name is two letters off from their 2005 album "Oh No" |
| 54% | DI{DOT} | 7 | French printer Firmin ___ (Hint: If you didn't know of him, his name is one letter off from a word in this clue) |
| 53% | ERAGON | 6 | Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides |
| 51% | ROBYN | 5 | Name that sounds like (but is one letter off from) a bird |
| 48% | CREE | 4 | Northern tribe whose name is one letter short of a rock band |
| 48% | DEGAS | 5 | Painter Edgar whose last name is one letter away from being an anagram of his first name |
| 46% | ESSO | 4 | Company whose name is derived from two letters |
| 45% | AGEE | 4 | Pulitzer-winning author whose name is found in nonconsecutive letters of "page turner" |
| 45% | PION | 4 | Subatomic particle whose name is derived from a Greek letter |
| 42% | REI | 3 | Outdoor-gear retailer whose name can be spelled from letters in retailer |
| 42% | MOOSE | 5 | Large mammal that's one letter off from 3-Down |
| 41% | SKUNK | 5 | Animal associated with (and whose name is two letters away from) stink |
| 40% | ANON | 4 | Author whose name is never mentioned, for short |
| 40% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 40% | YASMINE | 7 | Woman's name that's one letter off from a fragrant flower |
| 39% | SHARPEI | 7 | Canine one letter off from a con artist |
| 39% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |
| 39% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Actress whose full name can be made from the letters of DO RE MI |