| 100% | HIP | 3 | It doesn't lie, according to Shakira |
| 64% | HIPS | 4 | They "don't lie," according to Shakira |
| 54% | LEOPARD | 7 | According to Isaiah, it "shall lie down with the kid" |
| 50% | SBA | 3 | It doesn't lend to Fortune 500 cos. |
| 50% | SEAPLANE | 8 | It doesn't have to land on land |
| 50% | DUD | 3 | It doesn't detonate when it's supposed to |
| 50% | ASK | 3 | What it doesn't hurt to do |
| 49% | BYTE | 4 | It doesn't take long to process |
| 49% | BITPART | 7 | It doesn't have much to say |
| 49% | SEAPLANE | 8 | It doesn't need land to land |
| 47% | GUZZLER | 7 | Gas __, it doesn't do many miles to the gallon |
| 47% | QUICKBREAD | 10 | It doesn't need time to rise before baking |
| 47% | CANTHANG | 8 | Doesn't have what it takes to party |
| 45% | FUZZYMATH | 9 | It doesn't add up ... except as a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 44% | AREARUG | 7 | It doesn't go wall-to-wall |
| 43% | RATE | 4 | This doesn't need to be fixed, but it can be |
| 43% | APR | 3 | It is the cruelest month according to T.S. Eliot, for short |
| 42% | CURIOSITY | 9 | According to the proverb, it killed the cat |
| 42% | WORTHIT | 7 | According to L'Oréal it's because you're __ |
| 42% | CRUELLEST | 9 | According to T. S. Eliot, April is the __ month |
| 41% | WESAY | 5 | "It doesn't matter what ___, he's going to do it if he wants to": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OREMUTAH | 8 | "Family City USA," according to its slogan |
| 41% | ASK | 3 | "It doesn't hurt to ___" ("They might say yes") |
| 41% | APRIL | 5 | The cruelest month, according to T.S. Eliot |
| 41% | OREO | 4 | "Milk's favorite cookie," according to its slogan |
| 40% | DRONE | 5 | It doesn't sting |
| 40% | EMU | 3 | It doesn't fly |
| 40% | NOSUCHTHING | 11 | It doesn't exist |
| 40% | PAINLESS | 8 | It doesn't hurt |
| 40% | DEVIANCE | 8 | It doesn't conform |