| 100% | MEATY | 5 | Quality that would be welcomed in some barbecued fare, but one which vegans would frown upon |
| 29% | KETO | 4 | Kind of diet in which carbs are frowned upon |
| 28% | NHL | 3 | Org. in which ice is welcome but icing isn't |
| 28% | TRIESTO | 7 | Hopes, with some effort, that one will |
| 27% | SEX | 3 | Something that might be in an R-rated movie but not a G-rated one |
| 27% | SALT | 4 | ___ March, Indian Independence movement event that one would be able to attend in 1930 |
| 26% | CAMARO | 6 | Chevrolet that will be discontinued in 2024 |
| 26% | OGDEN | 5 | Nash who wrote, “Some tortures are physical and some are mental / But the one that is both is dental” |
| 26% | TOGO | 4 | Like an order that will be eaten in bed |
| 26% | EDH | 3 | Old English letter that disappeared by 1300 but which is still used in Icelandic |
| 26% | ORAL | 4 | Kind of exam that would be apt in dental school? |
| 25% | IMAGINE | 7 | John Lennon song that ends, "I hope some day you'll join us / And the world will be as one" |
| 25% | TOFU | 4 | Vegan protein that may be used in mock meat |
| 25% | RIBS | 4 | Entree that may be slathered in barbecue sauce |
| 25% | EELS | 4 | Fish that are found in some sushi dishes |
| 24% | ADELE | 5 | One-named singer whose album "30" will be released in 2021 |
| 24% | LIFESTOOSHORT | 13 | "No, that game would be over in a flash" |
| 24% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that will be sold gluten-free in 2021 |
| 24% | PEA | 3 | Green veggie, that may be "split" in some soups |
| 24% | HEIR | 4 | One in a will |
| 24% | BLIMEY | 6 | Word of surprise that would be expressed by 28a in London? |
| 24% | YAHOO | 5 | Web portal that will be spinning off its stake in Alibaba |
| 24% | ANNE | 4 | Name which in the UK was for royalty whereas the same name, but with one less letter, was for commoners |
| 24% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 24% | SHOTCLOCK | 9 | One is used in basketball but not in hockey |
| 24% | LEAPDAY | 7 | The next one will be in 2024 |
| 24% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that some tuna is packed in |
| 24% | OAK | 3 | Wood that some Chardonnays are aged in |
| 24% | HEIR | 4 | One named in a will |
| 24% | HEIR | 4 | One listed in a will |