| 100% | AIRFRIES | 8 | Makes crisp (but not greasy) with a kitchen device |
| 41% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash, but not Slash |
| 40% | HOUSEMATE | 9 | Person you split the rent but not a room with |
| 40% | CHICHI | 6 | A pina colada made with vodka, not rum |
| 40% | TELEPHONE | 9 | A device with numbers used to make voice calls |
| 39% | BANDANA | 7 | Not the fruit, but with one letter added, a scarf |
| 38% | ITSAWASH | 8 | "Looks like we'll cover our costs but not make a profit" (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash (but not Slash) |
| 36% | PER | 3 | "He's not a baker ___ se, but he does like to make cookies" |
| 36% | MOP | 3 | *Spring cleaning* "Last but not the least clean the floors with a bucket of water and this tool!" |
| 36% | ELIOT | 5 | "Not with a bang but a whimper" poet |
| 36% | TSELIOT | 7 | “Not with a bang but a whimper” poet |
| 35% | SIEVE | 5 | Water draining device with a mesh found in the kitchen |
| 35% | PARALEGAL | 9 | Works with law but not in the level of a lawyer |
| 35% | ELIOT | 5 | "Not With a Bang But a Whimper" poet, T.S. ___ |
| 34% | SLOWCOOKER | 10 | Kitchen device for making stews |
| 34% | UNLOCKED | 8 | Not secured with a key |
| 34% | DECK | 4 | Not playing with a full __ |
| 34% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 34% | DAFT | 4 | Not playing with a full deck |
| 34% | EKESOUT | 7 | Makes, but not easily |
| 34% | ION | 3 | B+, but not A- |
| 34% | ION | 3 | B+, but not A+ |
| 33% | CARD | 4 | Credit ___ bill, monthly expense that might make you remark "Swipe with glee, but the bill's not free!" |
| 33% | IND | 3 | Not affiliated with a political party: Abbr. |
| 33% | INDIE | 5 | Not affiliated with a major recording company |
| 33% | IND | 3 | Not affiliated with a political party (Abbr.) |
| 33% | AVOID | 5 | Not touch with a ten-foot pole |
| 33% | INDIE | 5 | Not affiliated with a big company, briefly |
| 33% | TALC | 4 | Mineral with a greasy feel |