| 100% | SYMBOLICLOGIC | 13 | In which "P or Q, but not both" is represented as (P∨Q)∧¬(P∧Q) |
| 44% | TENSE | 5 | It may be perfect or simple, but not both |
| 41% | TEAM | 4 | O's, but not P's or Q's |
| 40% | HER | 3 | Film in which Scarlett Johansson is heard but not seen |
| 39% | UMLAUT | 6 | Diacritical mark resembling a dieresis, both of which are represented in this puzzle |
| 37% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which the answers to the starred clues are legal plays but cannot be formed even if you have both blanks |
| 36% | RHOS | 4 | P's, but not Q's |
| 35% | THEATER | 7 | Building in which plays or performances are done |
| 35% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 35% | CDS | 3 | They can be ripped or burned but not torn |
| 34% | DEPICTS | 7 | Represents, as in a story or painting |
| 34% | NHL | 3 | Org. in which ice is welcome but icing isn't |
| 34% | SOLDIER | 7 | The American ___, community representing the U.S. forces in the Iraq War which was declared as the Time "Person of the Year" in 2003 |
| 34% | ERNIE | 5 | "Sesame Street" Muppet who is parodied as Nicky in "Avenue Q" |
| 34% | DRESSING | 8 | It may be French or Italian, but not German |
| 33% | ADAPTATION | 10 | *2002 movie in which a Susan Orlean work is described as “that sprawling New Yorker shit” . . . or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 33% | ELBOW | 5 | Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both |
| 33% | ONION | 5 | Something that can be red or white, but not blue |
| 33% | WONONPOINTS | 11 | Was victorious in the ring, but not by a knockout |
| 33% | IAMBS | 5 | Trio in "To be, or not to be" |
| 33% | PENCE | 5 | p as in Portsmouth or Plymouth |
| 33% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 33% | SHOTCLOCK | 9 | One is used in basketball but not in hockey |
| 33% | BLUE | 4 | What Georgia was in 2020, but not in 2024 |
| 33% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which Q and Z are worth 10 |
| 33% | VERB | 4 | What fish or chicken can be, but not turkey |
| 33% | OTTO | 4 | Name hidden in "to be or not to be" |
| 33% | OFF | 3 | Switch setting in which the light is not "on" |
| 32% | OPERATION | 9 | Process in which a number is altered or changed |
| 32% | USAGE | 5 | The way in which words are spoken or written |