| 100% | LONGU | 5 | Feature of "butte" but not "but" |
| 87% | HARDG | 5 | Feature of Greece but not Germany |
| 87% | ELS | 3 | Features of lollipops but not suckers? |
| 87% | DIALTONES | 9 | Features of landlines but not cellphones |
| 83% | SILENTU | 7 | Feature of "guilt" but not "gilt" |
| 83% | SILENTU | 7 | Feature of "guitar" but not "lute" |
| 83% | HARDG | 5 | Feature of Goliath, but not giants |
| 83% | TENSE | 5 | Feature of English, but not Chinese |
| 83% | TILDE | 5 | Feature of jalapeños, but not serranos |
| 83% | ANTLERS | 7 | Features of bucks, but not does |
| 82% | BRAN | 4 | Feature of brown, but not white, rice |
| 80% | ACUTE | 5 | With 8-Across, feature of "V," but not "L" |
| 79% | DIALTONE | 8 | Feature of a landline, but not a cellphone |
| 79% | LUNG | 4 | Feature of a frog, but not a tadpole |
| 79% | FRET | 4 | Feature of a viol, but not most violins |
| 79% | SERIF | 5 | Feature of Times New Roman, but not Arial |
| 79% | ROOF | 4 | Feature of a yurt, but not a teepee |
| 79% | SPINES | 6 | Features of cacti and thesauri, but not octopi |
| 77% | LACES | 5 | Feature of sneakers, typically, but not loafers |
| 77% | DOT | 3 | Feature of a lowercase "j" but not a capital "J" |
| 77% | DIERESIS | 8 | Feature of the Brontë sisters but not the Brothers Grimm? |
| 76% | DOT | 3 | Feature of a j but not a J |
| 76% | RIDGE | 5 | Feature of a quarter but not a nickel |
| 76% | TAIL | 4 | Feature of a kangaroo but not a koala |
| 74% | DRYHEAT | 7 | Feature of a 95° day in Phoenix, but not Miami |
| 70% | RIDGE | 5 | Feature of a dime or a quarter but not a nickel or a penny |
| 67% | THEMES | 6 | Features of some crosswords (but not this one) |
| 63% | DOT | 3 | Feature in "j" but not "J" |
| 62% | ISLE | 4 | Of Man, but not of woman |
| 62% | LLAMA | 5 | Source of wool but not lanolin |