| 100% | LAYWOMAN | 8 | One who's not in the habit of wearing a habit |
| 58% | ANTAWN | 6 | __ Jamison, one of two NBA players with 20,000+ points who's not in the Hall of Fame |
| 57% | CUER | 4 | One who might work in the wings of a theater |
| 57% | INVESTOR | 8 | One who commits capital in the hope of a return |
| 57% | OLDDOG | 6 | One who's past the age of learning, in a saying |
| 54% | WONK | 4 | One who's deep in the weeds of policy |
| 52% | OUTSIDER | 8 | One who’s not in the loop |
| 51% | BETBLOCKER | 10 | One who stands in the way of a wager? |
| 51% | CLARABOW | 8 | Early film star who wore lipstick in the shape of a heart |
| 51% | SEN | 3 | Member of Congress who's not in the House: Abbr. |
| 51% | SEN | 3 | Member of Congress who's not in the House (abbr.) |
| 50% | TORERO | 6 | One wearing a traje de luces ("suit of light") in the ring |
| 50% | HIDER | 5 | One who's not "it," in a kid's game |
| 50% | NUN | 3 | One who's in the habit? |
| 49% | DYLAN | 5 | About whom Obama said "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music" |
| 49% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 49% | DOLT | 4 | One who’s not the sharpest tool in the shed |
| 48% | DWEEB | 5 | One who's definitely not in the in-crowd |
| 47% | AMICUSBRIEF | 11 | Legal document filed by one who's not directly part of a case |
| 47% | ESCROWEE | 8 | One in the process of purchasing a house, maybe |
| 47% | ENYA | 4 | One-named singer who co-composed a song in Elvish for "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 47% | VIP | 3 | Someone who's not just one of the masses: Abbr. |
| 47% | SKYWRITER | 9 | One who scrawls words in the air with a plane |
| 47% | LOUDSPEAKER | 11 | One may be put in the corner of a classroom |
| 47% | FLOORLAMP | 9 | One often seen standing in the corner of a room? |
| 47% | GASMAN | 6 | One who wears fireproof clothes, carries up to 95 pounds and is a crucial part of the pit crew |
| 46% | TRIPLE | 6 | One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L. |
| 46% | EWOK | 4 | One of a number of small creatures who live on the moon of Endor in the Star Wars film series |
| 46% | EWOK | 4 | One of a number of small creatures in the Star Wars film series who live on the moon of Endor |
| 46% | ZOESALDANA | 10 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actress who wore a motion-capture suit to portray Neytiri in "Avatar": 2 wds. |