| 100% | UNSUNGHERO | 10 | One not given the honor that's due |
| 47% | HOW | 3 | Question that's not one of the five W's |
| 43% | OTHER | 5 | Not the one that was just mentioned |
| 43% | DEADHEAT | 8 | Race that's so close at the finish, there's not one clear winner: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OBE | 3 | Honor that one Beckham received in 2003 and the other received in 2017 (abbr.) |
| 41% | SHIRT | 5 | Give the ___ off one's back |
| 41% | SOCANI | 6 | "You're not the only one with that ability" |
| 41% | POSTHOCERGOPROPTERHOC | 21 | What's more, one of those friends won the lottery right after solving it — coincidence? I think not! |
| 40% | DRYEYE | 6 | It's said that there is not a single one of these "in the house" during a sad movie |
| 40% | LIE | 3 | Not give the truth |
| 39% | TRE | 3 | One that's over due? |
| 39% | CLUE | 4 | Something that gives a hint of the answer (just like this one) |
| 38% | LAITY | 5 | Body that's not the clergy |
| 38% | ALASNO | 6 | "Sadly, that's not the case" |
| 38% | ALASNO | 6 | "Regrettably, that's not the case" |
| 38% | AXER | 4 | One that's doing the firing |
| 38% | WEREFRESHOUT | 12 | "Sorry, that's the last one" |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | One of the rivers that gave Three Rivers Stadium its name |
| 38% | BOA | 3 | Neckwear that's not constricting, one hopes |
| 38% | OUTSPOKEN | 9 | Not afraid to give one's opinion |
| 38% | SPINSTER | 8 | One who's not the marrying type |
| 38% | KNOCKOFFS | 9 | Merchandise that's not the real deal |
| 38% | COFFEEPOT | 9 | One that's "perky" in the morning |
| 38% | EPICFAIL | 8 | Flop that's one for the ages |
| 38% | CLAMMINGUP | 10 | Not giving the police any more information |
| 38% | BASEBALL | 8 | Hall of Fame that honored 45-Across as one of the first five members |
| 37% | DEVIANT | 7 | Behavior that's not the norm, different, strange |
| 37% | TABOO | 5 | Something that's not accepted by the society |
| 37% | METS | 4 | Subway Series team that's not the Yankees |
| 37% | UNREWARDED | 10 | Not given proper due |