| 100% | MAL | 3 | Bon gré, ___ gré (like it or not, in French) |
| 66% | ABNORMAL | 8 | Like things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 65% | WEIRD | 5 | Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 65% | ODD | 3 | Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 63% | WEIRD | 5 | Unusual, like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
| 57% | IFTHESHOEFITS | 13 | *"It's true, like it or not" |
| 54% | ICANTLIE | 8 | "You're getting the truth whether you like it or not" |
| 54% | ODD | 3 | Like a "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" item |
| 51% | ELBOWED | 7 | Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not |
| 48% | ONTAP | 5 | Like bar beer that's not in bottles or cans: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TAP | 3 | On ___ (easily pourable, like beers not in bottles or cans) |
| 47% | NEZ | 3 | French for nose, like in glasses that pinch it |
| 47% | DRESSING | 8 | It may be French or Italian, but not German |
| 46% | SCIENCE | 7 | "It's true whether or not you believe in it," per Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 46% | ANY | 3 | In less than a minute, they decide whether or not they want to take it __ further. |
| 46% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 45% | SCIENCE | 7 | Something that's "true whether or not you believe in it," per Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 44% | FRONT | 5 | It's not in back |
| 43% | UVULAR | 6 | Like spoken R's in French |
| 43% | LOOSETEA | 8 | It's not in the bag |
| 43% | LOOSE | 5 | Like 10 Across not in bags |
| 43% | UNEVOLVED | 9 | Like Squirtle or Caterpie in Pokémon |
| 43% | TIMED | 5 | Like the crossword in the New York Times app, but not Spelling Bee or Wordle |
| 43% | ODDLY | 5 | "Believe it or not, ..." |
| 43% | STRANGELYENOUGH | 15 | ''Believe it or not . . .'' |
| 43% | LEFTBRAIN | 9 | It's not in your right mind? |
| 43% | EPEE | 4 | It means 'sword' in French |
| 43% | ESCARGOTS | 9 | It means "snails" in French |
| 43% | RIPLEY | 6 | ''Believe It or Not!'' guy |
| 43% | RIPLEY | 6 | "Believe It or Not!" guy |