| 100% | TWEENERDOG | 10 | Poodle that's not quite a teacup or a toy? |
| 50% | LEANER | 6 | Throw that's not quite a ringer |
| 49% | POODLE | 6 | Toy that's not really a toy? |
| 49% | TRIPLE | 6 | Hit that’s not quite a homer |
| 48% | TENMILE | 7 | Kind of race that's not quite a half-marathon |
| 47% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Something that’s not quite as easy as A, B, C? |
| 46% | BEIGEFLAG | 9 | Odd habit that's not necessarily a good or bad sign, in dating slang |
| 45% | PLACE | 5 | Noun that's not a person, thing, or idea |
| 45% | LOOSE | 5 | Like a tooth that's not quite ready for the Tooth Fairy |
| 45% | CLUB | 4 | Playing card that's not a heart, diamond or spade |
| 45% | SLINKY | 6 | Toy that's a metal or plastic coil |
| 45% | FORK | 4 | Utensil that's not a spoon or knife |
| 44% | LOSS | 4 | Result that's not a win or a draw |
| 44% | EPEE | 4 | Sword that's not a foil or a saber |
| 44% | EPEE | 4 | Sword that's not a saber or a foil |
| 44% | FAT | 3 | Macronutrient that's not a carb or a protein |
| 44% | FOIL | 4 | Fencing sword that's not a saber or épée |
| 44% | IRON | 4 | Golf club that's not a wood or a putter |
| 44% | ROLLON | 6 | Antiperspirant that's not a spray or a solid: Hyph. |
| 44% | LOSS | 4 | Game result that's not a win or a tie |
| 44% | EPEE | 4 | Fencing sword that's not a foil or a saber |
| 44% | LEG | 3 | Chicken piece that's not a breast or a wing |
| 44% | EPEE | 4 | Fencer's sword that's not a foil or saber |
| 44% | EPEE | 4 | Fencer's sword that's not a saber or foil |
| 43% | EPEE | 4 | Type of fencing sword that's not a saber or foil |
| 43% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 42% | DIM | 3 | Not all that bright, as a light or a person |
| 42% | GIN | 3 | Kind of rummy, or a liquor that's not rum |
| 41% | DOLL | 4 | Toy that often looks like a baby or small child |
| 40% | PA/ICKINGLA/IST | 15 | What to compile before travel or a "choice" that's not really a choice |