| 100% | YESBUT | 6 | Start of an agreement that's not really an agreement |
| 53% | RHODE | 5 | ___ Island (location that's not really an island) |
| 53% | BEERBEFORELIQUOR | 16 | Start of an adage that may explain why you're not feeling so well after solving this puzzle? |
| 51% | OUR | 3 | Something that's not really part of SOS |
| 50% | HELPMANOVERBOARD | 16 | Start of an HMO story that ends, "Sorry, your policy does not extend beyond the three-mile limit"? |
| 48% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that's not really at the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 48% | OPEN | 4 | Type of tournament that's not an invitational |
| 46% | SEA | 3 | Body of water that's not as big as an ocean |
| 45% | AREA | 4 | "That's not really my ___ of expertise" |
| 45% | CUP | 3 | "That's not really my ___ of tea" |
| 45% | CUP | 3 | "That's not really my ___ of tea." |
| 44% | ORAL | 4 | An agreement that is conveyed through speech instead of in writing |
| 43% | IMAGINATIONIS | 13 | Start of an Einstein quote that holds true when solving clever crosswords |
| 42% | WHERETHERESAWILL | 16 | *Nero Wolfe title that plays on the start of an old adage |
| 42% | EAR | 3 | War of Jenkins' ___ (conflict that started because of an amputation) |
| 42% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that started as an imitation of Hydrox |
| 42% | OLAY | 4 | Oil that's not really oily |
| 42% | TOA | 3 | Start of an ode's title |
| 42% | GOING | 5 | Start of an auctioneer's windup |
| 42% | WHATIF | 6 | Start of an inventor's thought |
| 42% | IREST | 5 | Start of an attorney's conclusion |
| 42% | IFIHADAHIFI | 11 | Start of an audiophile's wish |
| 42% | HUBBA | 5 | Start of an ogler's cry |
| 41% | EMO | 3 | Genre that started as an offshoot of hardcore punk |
| 41% | IAMB | 4 | Poetry term that is not an example of itself |
| 41% | SHOWS | 5 | *When the TV starts broadcasting reruns of morning ___, it's an indication that it's time to sleep! |
| 41% | PANDA | 5 | Bear that's not really a bear |
| 41% | PANDA | 5 | "Bear" that's not really a bear |
| 41% | POODLE | 6 | Toy that's not really a toy? |
| 41% | OBLIQUE | 7 | Like an angle that's not 90° |