| 100% | LOVELORN | 8 | Being without a mate |
| 70% | LOVELORN | 8 | Without a mate |
| 67% | MAKELESS | 8 | Without a mate or a match |
| 58% | UNMANNED | 8 | Vehicles without a person on board are called __ |
| 58% | ANI | 3 | Without this, a maid is mad |
| 58% | NIB | 3 | A pen is incomplete without its ___ |
| 57% | KEY | 3 | A lock cannot be opened without this |
| 56% | EWE | 3 | Her mate is a ram |
| 56% | REE | 3 | Her mate is a ruff |
| 56% | SOFA | 4 | A living room would be incomplete without it |
| 55% | KNOWLEDGE | 9 | Zeal without __ is a runaway horse |
| 55% | INTESTATE | 9 | Passing away without leaving a will |
| 55% | CRASH | 5 | Come to a party without being invited |
| 54% | ODD | 3 | Like a sock whose mate is missing |
| 54% | ICE | 3 | What a "neat" drink is served without |
| 54% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 53% | BOEING | 6 | Without the E this plane brand is a bouncy sound |
| 53% | INTESTATE | 9 | Person who passes away without leaving a will |
| 53% | EEL | 3 | Creature whose mating habitats are a scientific mystery |
| 53% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | "Rebel Without a Cause" star who was never a college executive: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SAL | 3 | "Rebel Without A Cause" actor Mineo, whose name is an anagram of "Las" |
| 53% | SLUG | 4 | Slow mollusk without a shell that was an inspiration for Jabba the Hutt |
| 51% | ISCLEAR | 7 | The coast __, make a run for it without being seen |
| 51% | DRONEBEE | 8 | Its purpose in life is to mate with a queen |
| 51% | OMELET | 6 | It can't be made without breaking a few eggs |
| 50% | NORM | 4 | Christie novel title that, without spaces, is a man's name |
| 49% | OID | 3 | Suffix with "human" to mean resembling a human without actually being one |
| 49% | TACT | 4 | "___ is the art of making a point without making an enemy": Isaac Newton |
| 48% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Be Without You" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 48% | REALLYJUSTAMEETING | 18 | *"A party without cake is ___" |