| 100% | FADS | 4 | Things that are popular but not long-lasting |
| 64% | FAD | 3 | Thing that's very popular, but not for long |
| 55% | EELS | 4 | Fish that are typically long but not wide |
| 51% | FADS | 4 | Things that are popular and then forgotten |
| 50% | PEARLSSWINE | 11 | Things that are not appreciated |
| 49% | NEED | 4 | Thing that is necessary but lacking |
| 49% | ASDOI | 5 | "Before me there were no created things but those that last forever--___": Dante |
| 48% | OMISSIONS | 9 | Things that are left out or not mentioned |
| 47% | TABOOS | 6 | Things that are forbidden, not acceptable to say |
| 45% | EYES | 4 | Things that people are warned not to cross |
| 45% | FAD | 3 | Something that's popular but doesn't last |
| 45% | NONOS | 5 | Things that kids are told not to do: Hyph. |
| 44% | MEN | 3 | Things that are "easy to get but hard to keep" according to Mae West |
| 44% | SMALLFRY | 8 | Some, but not all, fishy things that will eventually grow to become bigger fingerlings |
| 43% | TALLORDER | 9 | Task that is tough to complete, but not impossible |
| 41% | OPTICALILLUSION | 15 | Thing that may appear to be symmetrical but isn't ... like this puzzle's grid |
| 41% | LAWS | 4 | Things that are “like Cobwebs which may catch small Flies, but let Wasps and Hornets break through,” per Jonathan Swift |
| 41% | TREK | 4 | Long hike that is a popular activity at 1a |
| 40% | TONS | 4 | Heavy weights that are usually short in the US, but long in the UK |
| 40% | DOYOU | 5 | "Hey, that's not my thing, but go for it" |
| 40% | BISCUIT | 7 | Porcelain that has been fired but not glazed |
| 40% | CABOCHON | 8 | Gem that's been polished but not faceted |
| 40% | TEEN | 4 | Word that follows "nine" but is not ten |
| 40% | LODES | 5 | Things that are picked |
| 40% | NEEDS | 5 | Things that are wanted |
| 40% | HABITS | 6 | Things that are kicked |
| 40% | LOVELIES | 8 | Things that are pleasing |
| 40% | LAWNS | 5 | Things that are mowed |
| 40% | MAJORS | 6 | Things that are declared |
| 40% | ARTS | 4 | Things that are fine? |