| 100% | ADJ | 3 | Wd. ending in -less |
| 80% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (draw): 2 wds. |
| 79% | ADV | 3 | Wd. ending in -ly, often |
| 79% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (require overtime): 2 wds. |
| 78% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (come out even) (2 wds.) |
| 76% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (conclude with no winner): 2 wds. |
| 76% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (go to sudden death): 2 wds. |
| 75% | TIEGAMES | 8 | Competitions that end in draws: 2 wds. |
| 74% | AFTERALL | 8 | In the end: 2 wds. |
| 74% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (wind up with an even score): 2 wds. |
| 72% | ATWORST | 7 | In the least favorable case (2 wds.) |
| 72% | HAVEA | 5 | "___ Little Faith in Me": 2 wds. |
| 70% | ADV | 3 | Wd. often ending in “-ly” |
| 70% | ALITTLE | 7 | Very less in amount (2 wds) |
| 70% | OTTER | 5 | Creature less cold in East End |
| 69% | ERASTOUR | 8 | Taylor Swift concert series that ended in December 2024: 2 wds. |
| 69% | OTTER | 5 | Creature less cold in the East End |
| 69% | OTTER | 5 | Animal less cold in the East End |
| 69% | OTTER | 5 | Creature less cold in the East End! |
| 68% | ALJAZEERA | 9 | Qatar-based network whose American channel is ending in April: 2 wds. |
| 68% | HIGHNOTE | 8 | End on a ___ (finish in a positive way): 2 wds. |
| 67% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Teen detective series on the CW that ended in August 2023: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PANOUT | 6 | Succeed in the end, like a scheme: 2 wds. |
| 65% | INTHEBALLROOM | 13 | End of a possible solution in a game of Clue (3 wds.) |
| 65% | ONEAM | 5 | When "Saturday Night Live" ends, in the Eastern time zone: 2 wds. |
| 65% | NOTI | 4 | Refusal heard repeatedly in "The Little Red Hen" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays Little John in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | DANIELBALDWIN | 13 | Lesser-known younger brother of Alec, who starred in 1998's "Vampires": 2 wds. |
| 62% | ISPY | 4 | "___ with my little eye ..." (words in a children's game): 2 wds. |
| 62% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "Big Little Lies" actress who plays Yvonne in "The Upside" (2 wds.) |