| 100% | LATE | 4 | Better than never, it's said |
| 85% | LATE | 4 | It's better than never, they say |
| 84% | LATE | 4 | It's better than never, in a saying |
| 72% | LATER | 5 | It's better than never |
| 67% | RECEIVE | 7 | Saying: it's better to give than to __ |
| 66% | THEDEVILYOUKNOW | 15 | It's better than what's not familiar, in a saying |
| 56% | LATE | 4 | Better than never? |
| 56% | ONE | 3 | It's better than nothing |
| 56% | TENYEARSENTENCE | 15 | It's better than life |
| 56% | HOUSEARREST | 11 | It's better than prison |
| 55% | NONEWS | 6 | It's good, in a saying |
| 55% | TRUELOVE | 8 | It's said that this path never runs smooth |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than the sword |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be "mightier than the sword" |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than a sword |
| 55% | PAIR | 4 | It's better than ace-high |
| 55% | PAR | 3 | It's better than a bogey |
| 55% | REDSKY | 6 | Good evening omen, it's said |
| 54% | PEN | 3 | It's mightier than the sword, they say |
| 54% | MAEWEST | 7 | She said, "It's better to be 19-Across than 55-Across" |
| 53% | MERITRAISE | 10 | It's much better than ''Good work!'' |
| 53% | BLOOD | 5 | It's thicker than 7-Across, per a saying |
| 53% | HONESTY | 7 | The best policy, it's said |
| 53% | MAE | 3 | ___ West, who said "It's better to be looked over than overlooked" |
| 53% | MAE | 3 | West who said "It's better to be looked over than overlooked" |
| 52% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than a sword, in a proverb |
| 52% | PEN | 3 | It's mightier than the 52-Down, so they say |
| 52% | ONE | 3 | It's a little better than nothing |
| 51% | PAR | 3 | It's typically never more than 5 for a golf hole |
| 51% | ONEPAIR | 7 | It’s better than nothing in your hand |