| 100% | ESCROWEE | 8 | One in the process of purchasing a house, maybe |
| 50% | REF | 3 | One in the middle of a fight |
| 49% | COD | 3 | A carved one hangs in the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| 49% | SASHA | 5 | One of a pair in the White House in the 2010s |
| 47% | CHAR | 4 | One in on the founding of a company |
| 46% | LAMBS | 5 | Silent ones in the title of a Foster/Hopkins thriller |
| 46% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | One of many scattered in a honeymoon suite, maybe |
| 46% | EEL | 3 | Dweller in the cracks of a sunken ship, maybe |
| 45% | GIN | 3 | One of the ingredients in a Martini |
| 45% | PEA | 3 | One of the pellets in a pod |
| 45% | LITIGANT | 8 | One of the parties in a lawsuit |
| 45% | LEG | 3 | One of the four in a chair |
| 45% | MINUTE | 6 | One of the hands in a clock |
| 45% | DAY | 3 | One of the seven in a week |
| 45% | MENTHE | 6 | One of the crèmes in a grasshopper |
| 45% | ARO | 3 | One meaning of the A in LGBTQIA |
| 45% | AMERICANS | 9 | One of the A's in ADA |
| 45% | ASK | 3 | One of the A's in AMA |
| 45% | DJS | 3 | Ones in control of the aux cord on a road trip, essentially |
| 45% | HAT | 3 | A glengarry is one in the shape of a boat |
| 45% | SHE | 3 | One side in a battle of the sexes |
| 45% | STEER | 5 | One of the cattle in a cattle drive |
| 45% | MATEO | 5 | One of the Gospels, in a Spanish Bible |
| 45% | BUTCHER | 7 | One of the "three men in a tub" |
| 45% | PISTON | 6 | One of the eight in a V-8 |
| 45% | ASSN | 4 | One of the a's in Nascar: Abbr. |
| 45% | TONY | 4 | One of the awards in a 51-Across |
| 45% | EXECUTIVE | 9 | One of the top bosses in a company |
| 45% | EGGS | 4 | One of the pounds in a pound cake |
| 45% | ROASTPORK | 9 | One of the meats in a Cuban sandwich |