| 100% | RUNATAB | 7 | Be in the red for black and tans? |
| 53% | SEAS | 4 | The Red and the Black, for two |
| 50% | SEA | 3 | In the world, there is a Red one and a Dead one |
| 50% | MIRREN | 6 | Helen, she was in The Queen, Excalibur and Red |
| 49% | OWE | 3 | Be in the red |
| 49% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red |
| 49% | OWES | 4 | Is in the red |
| 49% | ALE | 3 | The tan in a Black and Tan |
| 49% | OWE | 3 | Be in the red, financially |
| 49% | OWE | 3 | Be in the red, say? |
| 49% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red, financially |
| 49% | OWES | 4 | Is in the red, financially |
| 49% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red financially |
| 49% | ALE | 3 | The "tan" in a black and tan |
| 48% | CANOPENERS | 10 | "What are you in for?" and the like? |
| 48% | OWED | 4 | Was in the red financially, say |
| 48% | QUEBRACHO | 9 | South American tree such as the Red — whose wood is used in tanning |
| 48% | GRAMMYS | 7 | Awards for the Black Keys and Gotye in 2013 |
| 47% | TURNEDAPROFIT | 13 | Was in the black |
| 47% | MAKESMONEY | 10 | Is in the black |
| 46% | HA-OTAT | 7 | Was in the running for |
| 46% | SEEKS | 5 | Is in the market for |
| 46% | WHISTLERSMOTHER | 15 | Informal name for the classic painting "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1" |
| 46% | BASSALE | 7 | The "tan" in a classic black and tan beer cocktail |
| 45% | FEARS | 5 | Being in the dark, maybe, and others |
| 45% | SMORE | 5 | The first recipe for one was published in "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts" (1927) |
| 45% | GONEBAD | 7 | Been in the fridge for too long |
| 45% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 45% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LATE | 4 | "___ in the Evening," 1980 single by Paul Simon which topped several charts worldwide and is known for its drum beat |