| 100% | SOUL | 4 | Prefix with "mate" to mean someone who is the perfect match for you |
| 52% | NAY | 3 | Prefix with "sayer" to mean someone who is always criticizing |
| 42% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 41% | AMBI | 4 | Prefix with "dextrous" to mean someone who uses both left and right hand with equal ease |
| 40% | SOULMATE | 8 | The "one", the person you're meant to be with |
| 38% | BADAPPLE | 8 | Someone who is rotten to the core |
| 37% | SCAPEGOAT | 9 | Someone who is made to take the blame |
| 37% | MID | 3 | Prefix with "night" to mean 12 AM |
| 36% | TRI | 3 | Prefix with pod to mean a stand for supporting a camera |
| 36% | COBBLE | 6 | Prefix with "stone" to mean building material for roads |
| 36% | HEMI | 4 | Prefix with "sphere" to mean half of the earth |
| 36% | EPI | 3 | Prefix with "dermis" to mean the outermost skin layer |
| 36% | GEO | 3 | Prefix with "graphy" to mean the study of the earth |
| 36% | LAND | 4 | Prefix with "fill" to mean an area for garbage disposal |
| 36% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 35% | STAIR | 5 | Prefix with "way" to mean the path to the first floor |
| 35% | SHULA | 5 | Don who is the only NFL coach with a perfect season |
| 35% | COMANECI | 8 | Nadia who was the 1st gymnast to get a perfect 10 |
| 35% | EER | 3 | Suffix with "auction" to mean someone who conducts auctions |
| 35% | REAR | 4 | Prefix with "guard" to mean the last part in a military force |
| 35% | SEER | 4 | Someone who claims to be able to see the future |
| 34% | ACRO | 4 | Prefix with "yoga" to mean the practice that involves a lot of lifting |
| 34% | OFF | 3 | Prefix with "side" to mean an important rule in the game of soccer |
| 34% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature |
| 34% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 34% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction |
| 34% | LESS | 4 | Suffix with "home" to mean someone who doesn't have one |
| 34% | AERO | 4 | Prefix with "space" to collectively mean the atmosphere and outer space |
| 34% | ECO | 3 | Prefix with "friendly" which means "not harmful to the environment" |