| 100% | EWE | 3 | Homophone of 1-Across that shares no letters with it |
| 88% | YOU | 3 | Homophone of 9-Across that shares no letters with it |
| 84% | EWE | 3 | Homophone of "you" that shares no letters with it |
| 70% | PIERRE | 6 | Only state capital that shares no letters with the name of its state |
| 54% | AUDI | 4 | Auto company that shares half of its letters with the word “auto” |
| 53% | IRAN | 4 | Country that shares the first three letters of its name with a neighboring country |
| 53% | MERCURY | 7 | Element whose symbol, Hg, shares no letters with its name |
| 51% | COROLLA | 7 | 43-Across that shares its name with part of a flower |
| 46% | DELTA | 5 | Airline that shares its name with a Greek letter |
| 46% | OMEGA | 5 | Watch company that shares its name with a Greek letter |
| 46% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with part of the eye |
| 46% | APE | 3 | Animal that shares about 98% of its DNA with humans |
| 46% | APE | 3 | Animal that shares around 99% of its DNA with humans |
| 46% | BUN | 3 | Hairstyle that shares its name with a variety of bread |
| 45% | OMEGA | 5 | Upscale Swiss watch that shares its name with a Greek letter |
| 45% | FORTUNA | 7 | Typeface that shares its name with the Roman goddess of luck |
| 45% | ACRE | 4 | Israeli city that shares its name with a unit of measure |
| 45% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with a part of the eye |
| 45% | SATURN | 6 | Planet that shares its namesake with a day of the week |
| 45% | REDROBIN | 8 | Burger chain that shares its name with a harbinger of spring |
| 45% | PEORIA | 6 | Midwest city that shares its name with a suburb of Phoenix |
| 45% | RANCH | 5 | Salad dressing that shares its name with a type of farm |
| 45% | IRE | 3 | Country that shares its island with part of the UK: Abbr. |
| 45% | ROMA | 4 | Plum tomato that shares its name with the capital of Italia |
| 45% | TEAL | 4 | Blue-green color that shares its name with a type of duck |
| 45% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| 45% | ARIA | 4 | Las Vegas hotel that shares its name with a type of song |
| 45% | CHICAGO | 7 | ___ Fizz, cocktail that shares part of its name with "The Windy City" |
| 45% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand that shares its name with a Himalayan beast of legend |
| 45% | AZRAEL | 6 | "The Smurfs" cat that shares its name with the Angel of Death |