| 100% | GIANT | 5 | Colossal (this one's a little different from the other eight words) |
| 58% | RUPAULSDRAGRACE | 15 | *Reality show since 2009 (Note: This one's a bit different from the others) |
| 40% | EAR | 3 | In one ___ and out the other (how a word may travel through someone's brain--or through this puzzle grid) |
| 38% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 36% | LESS | 4 | "Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander) |
| 34% | VARIANT | 7 | Spelling that's different from the commonly used one |
| 34% | ANOTHER | 7 | Different from the one first considered, one more |
| 33% | UNPIN | 5 | Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet |
| 33% | WHATMORECANISAY | 15 | Words from one who's at a loss for words |
| 32% | BOTH | 4 | This one and the other one, too |
| 32% | BAA | 3 | First word of a nursery rhyme that ends "And one for the little boy who lives down the lane" |
| 32% | NEITHERRHYMENORREASON | 21 | What a theme answer from this puzzle would have if it included the word "month"? |
| 31% | OPEN | 4 | Word on the other side of a store's "Closed" sign |
| 31% | DISAPPEARINGACT | 15 | Part of a magic show, and the key to understanding this puzzle's one-word clues |
| 31% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Horrifying reply from the best man on one's wedding day when asked to present a ring |
| 31% | OATH | 4 | Words from one on the stand |
| 31% | MODEL | 5 | This one's a real poser |
| 31% | DOUBLED*PPERS | 13 | Ones committing a party foul ... or the images depicted in this puzzle's grid? |
| 30% | LEADDETECTIVES | 14 | Ones in charge of a case ... or a literal hint to the eight other longest answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | PBJ | 3 | Sammy one letter different from a prez's initials |
| 30% | DESERT | 6 | Sahara is derived from the Arabic word for this |
| 30% | LINEN | 5 | "Lingerie" comes from the French word for this fabric |
| 30% | WARTHOG | 7 | Pumbaa from The Lion King is one of these |
| 30% | YANK | 4 | One across the pond from a Brit |
| 30% | USA | 3 | This nation's athlete is the first figure skater to land eight quads in a competition |
| 30% | SALTSHAKER | 10 | One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 30% | DI{DOT} | 7 | French printer Firmin ___ (Hint: If you didn't know of him, his name is one letter off from a word in this clue) |
| 30% | GAB | 3 | Not let the other person get a word in edgewise |
| 30% | HESAIDSHESAID | 13 | It's one's word against the other |
| 30% | PISTON | 6 | One of the eight in a V-8 |