| 100% | TON | 3 | Unit of weight that can be "gross" or "long" |
| 89% | TON | 3 | Unit of weight that can be "long" or "short" |
| 79% | TONS | 4 | Units of weight that might be long or short |
| 70% | GENE | 4 | Unit of heredity that can be dominant or recessive |
| 70% | GENES | 5 | Units of heredity that can be dominant or recessive |
| 70% | TON | 3 | Weight that can be long or short |
| 57% | TON | 3 | Measurement that can be short or long |
| 54% | EGO | 3 | Sense of self that can be inflated or bruised |
| 54% | SEA | 3 | Body of water that can be red or dead |
| 54% | NOUN | 4 | Type of word that can be "common" or "proper" |
| 54% | EEL | 3 | Long fish that can be electric or spiny |
| 53% | MATHTESTS | 9 | Exams that could be about long division or fractions: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SUV | 3 | Type of car that could be "crossover" or "compact": Abbr. |
| 52% | MURPHY | 6 | Type of bed that can be folded up or down |
| 52% | PINSCHER | 8 | Type of dog that can be German, Mini, or Dobermann |
| 52% | CLAUSE | 6 | Grammatical unit that can be main or dependent |
| 52% | SPIGOT | 6 | Item that can be part of a turn-off or turn-on event |
| 52% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 52% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 51% | TONS | 4 | Weights that may be "short" or "long" |
| 51% | LOSTWAGES | 9 | Compensation that can be claimed if unable to work because of an accident or injury |
| 51% | TON | 3 | It can be a unit of mass, volume, energy, or power |
| 50% | SPOT | 4 | Small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a ladybird or leopard |
| 49% | EGO | 3 | Part of the psyche that can be massaged or deflated |
| 49% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of the future that can be good or bad |
| 48% | TON | 3 | It can be gross or short |
| 47% | POUND | 5 | Unit of weight that's also a unit of currency |
| 47% | COINS | 5 | Items that can circulate or be tossed ... as illustrated in this puzzle's six sets of circles |
| 47% | POTATOHEAD | 10 | Toy that can be either Mr. or Mrs. ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 47% | STOLES | 6 | Long scarves worn by women that could be made of fur |