| 100% | MEAT | 4 | Essence (but maybe not to a vegan) |
| 49% | MEAT | 4 | With 7-Across, whom a vegan might not want to date |
| 48% | SEMITONE | 8 | B to C, but not A to B |
| 48% | SENTENCE | 8 | Five to nine, maybe, but not nine to five |
| 47% | OBLATE | 6 | Dedicated to religious life, but not a monk or nun |
| 47% | BALLPARK | 8 | A __ figure is close but maybe not precise |
| 46% | HAIRBRUSH | 9 | Use this to style locks, but it's not a comb |
| 46% | SPRAIN | 6 | To twist but not dislocate a ligament |
| 45% | PARTYBUS | 8 | Transport for a group wanting to barhop but not drive (2 wds.) |
| 45% | COY | 3 | Shy, but maybe not? |
| 45% | MEATY | 5 | Uninviting to a vegan |
| 45% | TOBEEXPERIENCED | 15 | "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality ___" (Soren Kierkegaard) |
| 45% | PER | 3 | "He's not a baker ___ se, but he does like to make cookies" |
| 44% | TSA | 3 | Org. that allows you to check, but not carry on, a Magic 8 Ball |
| 44% | FRO | 3 | Not to, maybe |
| 44% | STRAW | 5 | Addition to a soda, but not to a beer |
| 43% | FIR | 3 | *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch |
| 43% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | George Eliot novel that's not the contest answer, but provides a hint to it |
| 43% | MEATY | 5 | Not for a vegan |
| 43% | EEYORE | 6 | "It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it" speaker |
| 43% | ALLEGED | 7 | How a newspaper article will often refer to something that's been claimed but not proven |
| 43% | ATM | 3 | Something that most people use, but it's also not tough to go through a withdrawal |
| 43% | EEYORE | 6 | “It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” speaker |
| 42% | NAE | 3 | Not, to a Scot |
| 41% | SECRET | 6 | Not to be shared, in a way |
| 41% | STANDEE | 7 | Latecomer to a theater, maybe |
| 41% | COMEIN | 6 | Response to a knock, maybe |
| 41% | GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR | 15 | Response to a vet, maybe |
| 41% | IRONGATE | 8 | Entry to a castle, maybe |
| 41% | CAMPED | 6 | Went to a jamboree, maybe |