| 100% | WES | 3 | Name that's one letter short of a direction |
| 69% | BLENDE | 6 | Name for zinc sulfide that is one letter short of a kitchen appliance |
| 67% | IMAC | 4 | Apple product that's one letter short of "I'm a PC" |
| 58% | ADRENALIN | 9 | Commercial stimulant that's one letter short of the real thing |
| 56% | CREE | 4 | Northern tribe whose name is one letter short of a rock band |
| 55% | BLAKE | 5 | Name that's a letter + a body of water |
| 54% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 54% | ELI | 3 | Name that's a shorter version of Felix (in a sense) |
| 53% | YASMINE | 7 | Woman's name that's one letter off from a fragrant flower |
| 50% | ELLE | 4 | Woman's name that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 50% | KAY | 3 | Woman's name that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 49% | EMIL | 4 | Man's name that becomes a measurement when one letter is moved |
| 49% | NORAH | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed |
| 49% | EDIE | 4 | Woman's name that sounds like a pair of letters of the alphabet |
| 48% | ELSA | 4 | Woman's name that's also the first four letters of a Central American country name |
| 48% | DELTA | 5 | Airline that's also the name of a Greek letter |
| 48% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 47% | SAL | 3 | Spanish seasoning that's a letter short of its English counterpart |
| 47% | BRAD | 4 | Name that's a type of nail |
| 47% | STU | 3 | Name that's a homophone of "stew" |
| 46% | ELIAS | 5 | Real name that becomes a fake one by changing its first letter |
| 46% | CAVA | 4 | One of Scotland's smaller Orkney Islands whose name means "calf" and that has just a lighthouse on it |
| 46% | SVEN | 4 | Name that's a number minus a letter |
| 46% | SVEN | 4 | Name that's a number missing a letter |
| 46% | CLEM | 4 | Short form of a name that means "merciful" |
| 46% | EMIL | 4 | Name that's 47-Down minus a letter |
| 46% | ARI | 3 | Name that's 16-Across minus a letter |
| 46% | MAE | 3 | Name that's a homophone of a month |
| 46% | LEE | 3 | Name that's a homophone of 8-Down |
| 46% | ANGUS | 5 | Name that's also a breed of cattle |