| 100% | OFFTRACKBET | 11 | Wager that's not made at the site of the race |
| 55% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that's not really at the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 48% | DEADHEAT | 8 | Race that's so close at the finish, there's not one clear winner: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PREY | 4 | Animal that's not at the top of the food chain |
| 43% | MOUSEKETEERS | 12 | Group that made their first TV appearance at the opening of 75-Down |
| 43% | FLAG | 4 | It's checkered at the end of a race |
| 43% | THYROID | 7 | Gland at base of the neck that makes hormones |
| 43% | PHASER | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | RAYGUN | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | TAKEOUT | 7 | Food that's not consumed at the restaurant where it was prepared |
| 42% | AGLET | 5 | That little plastic covering at the tip of a sweatshirt's string |
| 42% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 42% | ANTE | 4 | Money that's put in at the start of a poker hand |
| 42% | REELIN | 6 | Not leave at the end of the line |
| 41% | CTRL | 4 | Key that's often found at the ends of a keyboard's bottom row |
| 41% | PAPERBAG | 8 | Groceries holder that's not made of plastic: 2 wds. |
| 41% | COPENHAGEN | 10 | Capital that's the site of the Amalienborg royal residence |
| 41% | PARAMARIBO | 10 | Capital that's the site of the Gouvernementsgebouw presidential residence |
| 41% | DELPHI | 6 | Site at the end of Ancient Greece's Via Pythia |
| 41% | HOW | 3 | Question that's not one of the five W's |
| 41% | SIDEQUEST | 9 | Brief adventure that's not part of the main story |
| 41% | ONSCENE | 7 | At the site of an incident |
| 41% | SPEWALKING | 10 | Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times |
| 41% | AMMAN | 5 | Capital that's the site of the king's Raghadan Palace |
| 41% | PANAMA | 6 | Article of apparel that's not made where you might think |
| 41% | WASABOVETHESLAW | 15 | Turned one's nose up at the idea of making salads? |
| 41% | EARLYISH | 8 | Not quite at the crack of dawn |
| 40% | TIRANA | 6 | Capital that's the site of the Pallati i Brigadave presidential residence |
| 40% | DUBLIN | 6 | Capital that's the site of the Aras an Uachtarain presidential residence |
| 40% | NEWYORK | 7 | State that's home to Lake Placid, site of the 1980 Winter Olympics: 2 wds. |