| 100% | UNITER | 6 | What George W. Bush claimed to be (rather than a divider) |
| 40% | MBA | 3 | Pres. George W. Bush was the only president to hold one of these degs. |
| 40% | LONE | 4 | ___ wolf (one who prefers to be alone rather than in a group) |
| 39% | RUBIES | 6 | What a virtuous woman is worth more than, according to Proverbs 31:10 |
| 38% | DENY | 4 | Claim to be a lie |
| 38% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 37% | ESSE | 4 | "___ quam videri" ("To be rather than to seem") |
| 37% | ELI | 3 | George W. Bush, as a collegian |
| 36% | SON | 3 | George W. Bush, to George H. W. Bush |
| 36% | SON | 3 | George W. Bush, to George H.W. Bush |
| 36% | DUVALIER | 8 | President who claimed to be a voodoo priest |
| 35% | LAP | 3 | What a runner will do to another when they're more than 400 m ahead in the 5,000 m |
| 35% | ROVE | 4 | Karl who was an advisor to George W. Bush |
| 35% | MMI | 3 | When George W. Bush was sworn in |
| 34% | CNET | 4 | Site that claims to be "your guide to a better future" |
| 34% | APEN | 4 | Answer to "What is mightier than a sword?": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SELFMADE | 8 | What some billionaires claim to be |
| 34% | HPOST | 5 | What a gate is hinged to |
| 34% | MAST | 4 | What a sail is attached to |
| 34% | NUEVA | 5 | What "new" is, to a Spanish |
| 34% | LURE | 4 | What catnip is to a cat |
| 34% | MAST | 4 | What a sail is tied to |
| 34% | ACHOO | 5 | What "Gesundheit!" is a response to |
| 34% | HOOF | 4 | What a horseshoe is attached to |
| 34% | SIDE | 4 | What fries are, to a burger |
| 33% | SCANDAL | 7 | What a gate may be attached to? |
| 33% | AMP | 3 | What a Fender might be hooked to |
| 33% | SRY | 3 | What "np!" might be a response to |
| 33% | CUD | 3 | What can be a lot to stomach? |
| 33% | CLICKBAIT | 9 | What a mouse might be drawn to? |