| 100% | EEE | 3 | Believe it or not, this shoe width is three below the widest width that's regularly made |
| 39% | NEHI | 4 | Brand that sponsored the "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" radio show |
| 37% | NYC | 3 | Where Billy the Kid was born, believe it or not: Abbr. |
| 36% | YOU | 3 | "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not ___ believe in it," quote by scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 36% | OTRA | 4 | Not this or that, below the border |
| 33% | DRYEYE | 6 | It's said that there is not a single one of these "in the house" during a sad movie |
| 32% | BLEND | 5 | It's not 100% this or that |
| 31% | EEEE | 4 | Shoe width specification that's six sizes wider than the norm for ladies |
| 31% | FACT | 4 | Something known to be true, whether you believe it or not |
| 31% | TIE | 3 | Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels |
| 30% | EITHER | 6 | This or that, it matters not |
| 30% | TAKEOUT | 7 | Food that's not consumed at the restaurant where it was prepared |
| 30% | RIPLEY | 6 | The "believe it or not!" guy |
| 30% | SCIENCE | 7 | Something that's "true whether or not you believe in it," per Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 29% | LIT | 3 | Making a comeback is this "illuminated" slangy term for something exciting that was popular in the 1910's |
| 29% | ACTINGMAYOR | 11 | "To govern or not to govern. That is the question." |
| 29% | WINTER | 6 | Summer below the equator is this above it |
| 29% | ODD | 3 | Suitable for "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 29% | ODD | 3 | Like a "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" item |
| 29% | ODDITY | 6 | Item fit for "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 29% | ABNORMAL | 8 | Like things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 29% | THATWASNTME | 11 | Song by 32-Across with the lyrics "I'm not asking you to move on or forget it / But these are better days" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | HAMLET | 6 | Who says "To be, or not to be: that is the question" |
| 28% | KERMIT | 6 | ___ the Frog (Muppet that sings "It's Not Easy Being Green") |
| 28% | WEIRD | 5 | Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 28% | ODDEST | 6 | Adjective for a "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" feature |
| 28% | ODD | 3 | Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 28% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 28% | WEIRD | 5 | Unusual, like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 28% | HAMLET | 6 | Play that poses the question "To be or not to be?" |