| 100% | METRES | 6 | Units close in length to a yard, to Scotland Yard |
| 49% | ROD | 3 | Unit of length equal to five and a half yards |
| 44% | SHOT | 4 | Unit of chain length in Britain equal to 75 feet |
| 43% | CHAIN | 5 | Unit of length equal to 22 yards |
| 43% | FURLONG | 7 | Unit of length equal to 220 yards |
| 42% | MEGABIT | 7 | Unit in computing equal to a million bits |
| 41% | ROD | 3 | Unit of length equal to 5½ yards |
| 41% | METRE | 5 | Unit that's just longer than a yard, in Britain |
| 41% | ONTHIRD | 7 | Close to scoring, in a way |
| 40% | DRAM | 4 | A small unit of whiskey in Scotland |
| 40% | MUM | 3 | Close-mouthed, or change a letter in 27d to get the answer |
| 40% | ROD | 3 | Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards |
| 39% | GAINON | 6 | Get closer to, in a race |
| 39% | MARINO | 6 | First quarterback to exceed 5,000 passing yards in a season |
| 39% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | LEAGUES | 7 | Units of length in a classic Jules Verne title |
| 39% | RUNLOW | 6 | Get close to dying, in a way |
| 39% | STEALTHIRDBASE | 14 | Get closer to home, in a way |
| 39% | STEALSECOND | 11 | Get closer to home, in a way |
| 39% | PRECINCT | 8 | Area in a town closed to traffic |
| 38% | BYANOSE | 7 | Close way to win, in a horse race: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ONSERVE | 7 | Even or close to even, in a tennis set |
| 37% | MARINO | 6 | First N.F.L. QB to pass for 5,000 yards in a season |
| 37% | ROW | 3 | Front ___ (seat location closest to the stage in a theater) |
| 37% | CABLE | 5 | Unit of distance in navigation equal to one tenth of a sea mile |
| 37% | LAPS | 4 | It takes 4.5 _____ to cover 500 yards in a pool |
| 36% | VERST | 5 | Russian unit of length equal to approximately two-thirds of a mile |
| 36% | ICARUS | 6 | Flew too close to the sun and fell in a Greek myth |
| 36% | PERIHELION | 10 | *Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun |
| 36% | OPT | 3 | ___ in (agree to a subscription to an email list) |