| 100% | OPTIC | 5 | Nerve that creates a blind spot in vertebrates but not in cephalopods |
| 39% | OPTICDISC | 9 | Eye part that creates a small blind spot |
| 36% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SEX | 3 | Something that might be in an R-rated movie but not a G-rated one |
| 34% | DEIST | 5 | A person who thinks god created the universe but does not interfere in it |
| 34% | COLLARNILESHARK | 15 | Arrest a mako in an African river? (and three words that can follow WHITE and BLUE, but not RED) |
| 34% | MARX | 4 | German social philosopher who opined that "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form" |
| 32% | SNIDE | 5 | Insulting but not in a direct way |
| 32% | ABETS | 5 | Assists, but not in a good way |
| 32% | TAUNT | 5 | Ride, but not in a nice way |
| 32% | ABETS | 5 | Helps, but not in a good way |
| 32% | DOTTEDI | 7 | Letter that begins “Istanbul” in Turkish, but not in English |
| 32% | LOUD | 4 | Very bright, but not in a good way |
| 32% | ODD | 3 | Funny, but not in a "ha-ha" way |
| 32% | BLOTTY | 6 | Spotted, not in a nice way |
| 31% | ANDOUILLE | 9 | *Bit of pork, but not in a congressional bill |
| 31% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 31% | EMUS | 4 | Birds that can run faster than you can, but not in Tasmania |
| 31% | DRYHEAT | 7 | Feature of a 95° day in Phoenix, but not Miami |
| 31% | PARALEGAL | 9 | Works with law but not in the level of a lawyer |
| 30% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | Device that creates plot, suspense in a film, book |
| 30% | PINTO | 5 | Mare that's spotted in a western |
| 30% | SCALP | 5 | Skin that's visible in a bald spot |
| 30% | LURK | 4 | Read but not post, in a chat room |
| 30% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that's not in a bottle |
| 30% | DRAB | 4 | Olive color that's great if you're a grunt eating in the desert but not so great when you're appearing at the Grammy Awards |
| 30% | RUNNINGSCARED | 13 | 1961 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, but is not featured in, a 1986 Gregory Hines/Billy Crystal film (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ACT | 3 | Glass-Steagall ___ (measure passed in 1933 that created a division of financial power) |
| 30% | UBER | 4 | App that arranges a lift but not a Lyft |
| 30% | INK | 3 | What's in a pen but not a pencil |