| 100% | GOODCOP | 7 | One with a sympathetic demeanor, in a negotiation tactic |
| 51% | NEPOBABY | 8 | One with a leg up in a cast, perhaps? |
| 50% | NILE | 4 | One with a big mouth in Africa? |
| 50% | INTERN | 6 | One with a short term in office? |
| 49% | USHER | 5 | One with a leading role in the theater? |
| 49% | SPOONREST | 9 | One with a supporting role in the kitchen? |
| 49% | STILTWALKER | 11 | One with a leg up in the circus business? |
| 49% | ASP | 3 | One with a killer role in Antony and Cleopatra? |
| 49% | FINAL | 5 | With 1-Down, ultimatum in a negotiation |
| 48% | OMNIVORE | 8 | One with a culinary “Dilemma,” in a Michael Pollan title |
| 48% | PARABOLA | 8 | One with a focus in mathematics |
| 48% | FRAU | 4 | One with a mister in Münster |
| 48% | ALASKAN | 7 | One with a home in Nome |
| 47% | NERD | 4 | One with a pocket protector, in an old stereotype |
| 47% | BEERCAN | 7 | One with a tab in a bar |
| 47% | ELF | 3 | One with a Claus in his contract? |
| 47% | REPAIRMAN | 9 | One with a wrench in his plans? |
| 47% | STORK | 5 | One with a frog in its throat? |
| 47% | RIO | 3 | One with a mouth in another tongue? |
| 47% | ENDER | 5 | One with a "Game" in an Orson Scott Card novel |
| 47% | BREEDER | 7 | One with a stake in 48-Across, say |
| 47% | SEN | 3 | One with a six-yr. term in Congress |
| 47% | BRIT | 4 | One with a tyre in his boot, perhaps |
| 47% | COQUETTE | 8 | One with a flirty, feminine aesthetic, in slang |
| 47% | OXEN | 4 | Ones with a lot of pull in agriculture? |
| 47% | FELLSWOOP | 9 | In one __; with a single blow |
| 45% | OXEN | 4 | Ones with a lot of pull in the agricultural world? |
| 45% | DISH | 4 | One running away with a spoon, in a children's rhyme |
| 45% | CANE | 4 | Andrew Jackson carried one with a sword in it |
| 45% | FORTUNATE | 9 | Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |