| 100% | NORTE | 5 | Spanish direction that’s one letter different from its English counterpart |
| 60% | SAL | 3 | Spanish seasoning that's a letter short of its English counterpart |
| 52% | ESPY | 4 | Award whose name is one letter different from the channel that originated it |
| 49% | DEUS | 4 | Latin word for "god" that's one letter different from Zeus |
| 42% | SUR | 3 | Spanish direction that's 30-Across minus a letter |
| 42% | PBJ | 3 | Sammy one letter different from a prez's initials |
| 39% | WES | 3 | Name that's one letter short of a direction |
| 39% | ERES | 4 | Spanish translation of “are” that’s one letter off from 33-Across |
| 39% | LEI | 3 | Neckwear one letter different from 21 Down |
| 38% | MOUSE | 5 | Tiny mammal that's one letter off from 7-Across |
| 38% | MOOSE | 5 | Large mammal that's one letter off from 3-Down |
| 38% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city that's one letter changed from 48-Down |
| 37% | HSIA | 4 | Chinese dynasty that's one letter off from China's continent |
| 37% | FIJI | 4 | Country whose name is one letter different from a mountain |
| 37% | LULL | 4 | Break in the action (only one letter different from 19-Down) |
| 36% | EDIE | 4 | Woman's name that's one letter changed from 50-Down |
| 36% | YASMINE | 7 | Woman's name that's one letter off from a fragrant flower |
| 36% | VARIANT | 7 | Spelling that's different from the commonly used one |
| 35% | ERAGON | 6 | Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides |
| 34% | NORAH | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed |
| 31% | ELSIE | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a different woman's name when its third and fourth letters are switched |
| 31% | THETA | 5 | Greek letter that rhymes with the one before it |
| 31% | DOS | 3 | Spanish number that's one less than tres |
| 31% | BEHINDBLUEEYES | 14 | 1971 hit from the Who that begins "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man" |
| 31% | EXCLAVE | 7 | Part of a country that's separated from its mainland and surrounded by different country |
| 30% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name is one letter off from its neighbor, Iraq |
| 30% | EIN | 3 | One that's from Germany? |
| 30% | DNA | 3 | Letters from one's folks? |
| 30% | ELIAS | 5 | Real name that becomes a fake one by changing its first letter |