| 100% | ILLWIND | 7 | It's an __ that blows nobody any good |
| 68% | ITSAN | 5 | "___ ill wind that blows nobody any good" |
| 50% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument called "an ill wind that nobody blows good" |
| 42% | BUENO | 5 | It's good to an 11-Down |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | When it's broken, that's good |
| 39% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing," in an Edwin Starr hit |
| 38% | WURST | 5 | German food that's better than it sounds? |
| 38% | ORGY | 4 | It’s hardly an exercise in moderation, though it might be good exercise |
| 38% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing," per an Edwin Starr No. 1 hit |
| 38% | OBOE | 4 | Nash's "ill wind that no one blows good" |
| 38% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich that's an initialism for its ingredients |
| 37% | OBOE | 4 | Ogden Nash's "ill wind that no one blows good" |
| 37% | SCAM | 4 | Almost any offer that's too good to be true |
| 37% | KYRGYZSTAN | 10 | Nation that's farther from an ocean than any other |
| 37% | APLUS | 5 | Test score that's as good as it gets: Hyph. |
| 37% | PEDIGREE | 8 | An animal's descent that proves it to be purebred |
| 37% | ERA | 3 | Pitching stat that's better the lower it is: Abbr. |
| 37% | NOOSE | 5 | Loop that it's good to stay out of |
| 37% | PLAYINGPOSSUM | 13 | Marsupial that thinks it's an actor? |
| 37% | SETA | 4 | Gecko's foot gizmo that helps it get a good grip |
| 37% | PTA | 3 | School gp. that sometimes has an "S" added to its name |
| 36% | ILL | 3 | Kind of wind that blows no good |
| 36% | GLASS | 5 | An artist might blow it |
| 36% | COREBELIEF | 10 | "Whaddya mean it's the pits? It's the best part of an apple!" |
| 36% | NORI | 4 | Japanese food that's a good source of what it spells backward |
| 36% | PAR | 3 | Golf score that it's good to "save" or "break" |
| 36% | SRI | 3 | Foreign title that's an anagram of its English equivalent |
| 36% | TABOO | 5 | Like an issue that it's unacceptable to discuss |
| 36% | ERA | 3 | Stat that's good when it's low |
| 36% | ERA | 3 | Stat that's better when it's lower |