| 100% | LOSE | 4 | Be an also-ran |
| 66% | MCPHEE | 6 | Katharine of "Smash" who was an "American Idol" runner-up |
| 66% | HERMETIC | 8 | An airtight seal is also known as this |
| 64% | NONPROFIT | 9 | An NGO that is not run to make money |
| 63% | BALI | 4 | Province of Indonesia which is also an island |
| 63% | YAHOO | 5 | Search engine whose name is also an exclamation |
| 63% | JAVA | 4 | Popular programming language which is also an island |
| 63% | STARFIRE | 8 | Teen Titan who is also an alien princess |
| 63% | EERO | 4 | Saarinen whose father, Eliel, was also an architect |
| 63% | EFOREFFORT | 10 | What an also-ran may get? |
| 62% | TOWEL | 5 | Drying cloth which is also an after-swim need |
| 62% | JUDO | 4 | Karate's cousin which is also an Olympic sport |
| 62% | TEAL | 4 | Blue-green color which is also an Eurasian bird |
| 62% | AVON | 4 | Anagram of "nova" that is also an English river |
| 62% | GUINEAPIG | 9 | Pet whose name is also an unwitting test subject |
| 62% | MANGO | 5 | Tropical fruit that is also an anagram of 22a |
| 62% | BEAU | 4 | Jeff Bridges's brother who is also an actor |
| 62% | UMA | 3 | Actress Thurman whose son Levon is also an actor |
| 61% | TENOR | 5 | Male voice range which is also an anagram of "toner" |
| 61% | UNI | 3 | Sushi topping whose name is also an English numerical prefix |
| 61% | JANE | 4 | ___ Goodall, English primatologist who is also an animal rights activist |
| 61% | ALAN | 4 | "Argo" actor Arkin whose son Adam is also an actor |
| 61% | HALO | 4 | Beyonce hit that is also an angel's head accessory |
| 61% | FIG | 3 | Pear-shaped fruit that is also an anagram of 26a |
| 61% | GRAPE | 5 | Wine-making fruit that is also an anagram of 20a |
| 61% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit that is also an anagram for 45d |
| 60% | AESOP | 5 | Fabulist who wrote of an also-ran hare |
| 60% | ILOSE | 5 | Terse comment from an also-ran (2 wds.) |
| 60% | HARE | 4 | Also-ran in an Aesop fable |
| 60% | RASH | 4 | An unsafe, hasty decision. Can also be used to describe a dangerous driver |