| 100% | INTESTATE | 9 | Not having a will before dying |
| 57% | INTESTATE | 9 | Not having made a will |
| 52% | UNMADE | 6 | A bed that has not been tidied |
| 51% | BYRON | 5 | "I had a dream, which was not all a dream" poet |
| 49% | TESTATE | 7 | Having a will |
| 48% | COOKIES | 7 | Stored in a jar, not to be eaten before dinner |
| 48% | STANDUPSTRAIGHT | 15 | Not have a hunch? |
| 47% | WEPT | 4 | "The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana |
| 47% | ERNESTJGAINES | 13 | "A Lesson Before Dying" novelist who is honored on a 2023 U.S. postage stamp (3 wds.) |
| 47% | THEFACTSOFLIFE | 14 | 1979-1988 sitcom where George Clooney had a recurring role, before he was famous: 4 wds. |
| 47% | NUDE | 4 | Not having a stitch on |
| 47% | ANTI | 4 | Not having a supporting role? |
| 47% | BUSY | 4 | Not having a free moment |
| 47% | TEXTURED | 8 | Not having a smooth surface |
| 47% | BIOBURDEN | 9 | Number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized |
| 46% | CAREFREE | 8 | Not having a worry or responsibility |
| 46% | BEATSADEAD | 10 | Before the bottom half of a 42-Down, keeps arguing after something has been decided |
| 46% | NEAT | 4 | Not having a thing out of place |
| 46% | NEAT | 4 | Not having a hair out of place |
| 46% | APTERAL | 7 | Not having a surrounding colonnade, in architecture |
| 46% | BLASE | 5 | Having a been-there-done-that attitude |
| 45% | ORDEROUT | 8 | Not have a home-cooked meal, maybe |
| 45% | CRESS | 5 | Brush, not having a plant |
| 45% | AIRLESS | 7 | Close to not having a tune |
| 45% | TESTATE | 7 | Having a valid will |
| 44% | CAT | 3 | Pet that would probably not have a good time at a dog park |
| 44% | STARFISH | 8 | This animal does not have a brain |
| 44% | ROAR | 4 | Sound likely not made by a Tyrannosaurus rex, despite what "Jurassic Park" would have you believe |
| 43% | IDO | 3 | "___ not have a problem with that all": 2 wds. |
| 43% | NOMADS | 6 | People who may not have a fixed address |