| 100% | ETAILER | 7 | Merchandiser that's never closed |
| 48% | ENDLESSLOOP | 11 | Cycle that’s never broken |
| 47% | RADIOAD | 7 | Spot that's never seen |
| 47% | SNAILSHELL | 10 | Home that's never left? |
| 47% | RADIOAD | 7 | Promotion that's never seen |
| 47% | SSN | 3 | ID that's never reused |
| 47% | DEARDIARY | 9 | Greeting that's never returned |
| 46% | RECORD | 6 | Achievement that's never been topped |
| 46% | UMNO | 4 | "Let's ... never do that" |
| 45% | CTRL | 4 | Key that's never used alone: Abbr. |
| 45% | FIRST | 5 | Accomplishment that's never been done before |
| 45% | ION | 3 | Particle that's never free of charge? |
| 45% | STEM | 4 | Cherry part that's never eaten |
| 45% | AGE | 3 | Personal stat that's never negative |
| 45% | PAGETURNER | 10 | Something that's hard to close? |
| 45% | TAN | 3 | Color that's close to beige |
| 45% | LANDSLIDE | 9 | Result that's not even close |
| 44% | EEL | 3 | Sushi fish that's never served raw |
| 44% | UMNO | 4 | "Let's ... never do that" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | EEL | 3 | Snaky fish that's never served raw |
| 44% | CORNELL | 7 | Only Ivy League university that was never closed to women |
| 43% | AINTSEENNOTHINGYACHT | 20 | Recreational vessel that's never left the harbor? |
| 43% | VAPORWARE | 9 | Tech product that's promised but never delivered |
| 43% | ETON | 4 | Kind of blue that's close to green |
| 43% | HOUSEMUSIC | 10 | Techno genre that’s close to garage, appropriately |
| 43% | INRANGE | 7 | Like a Bluetooth device that's close enough |
| 43% | BALI | 4 | Indonesian island that's close to the equator |
| 43% | TELAVIV | 7 | Israel's "City That Never Sleeps" |
| 43% | ROUT | 4 | Competition that's not close |
| 42% | SALE | 4 | Something that's no good unless it's closed |