| 100% | TENUOUSLY | 9 | With only the flimsiest connection |
| 51% | BALACLAVA | 9 | Knitted head coverings with only the face exposed |
| 47% | ONEOF | 5 | With 102-Across, not the only |
| 47% | EMU | 3 | The only bird with calf muscles |
| 47% | EMUS | 4 | The only birds with calf muscles |
| 47% | INS | 3 | Connections with the powers that be |
| 46% | POLO | 4 | Horseback sport spelled with only one of the vowels |
| 46% | MONOBOB | 7 | Sled sport spelled with only one of the vowels |
| 46% | GOLF | 4 | Course sport spelled with only one of the vowels |
| 46% | CHOWCHOW | 8 | The only dog with a black tongue |
| 46% | XENON | 5 | The only chemical element starting with X |
| 46% | EARTH | 5 | The only solar planet with one moon |
| 46% | THREEVICEPRESIDENTS | 19 | FDR: The only one with __ |
| 46% | MOTOCROSS | 9 | Off-road sport spelled with only one of the vowels |
| 45% | WEDNESDAY | 9 | Only day of the week with nine letters |
| 45% | HAWAII | 6 | The only US state with no straight borders |
| 45% | CAVERN | 6 | The only English word that rhymes with tavern |
| 45% | SASK | 4 | The only Canadian prov. with no natural borders |
| 45% | ZAGREB | 6 | Only national capital starting with the letter Z |
| 45% | AXEL | 4 | The only skating jump with a forward takeoff |
| 45% | TOE | 3 | The only foot digit you can point with |
| 45% | SHORTTERM | 9 | Concerned only with the immediate future |
| 45% | MRKRABS | 7 | Animated character who, in one episode, fills out a crossword with only the word money |
| 45% | VANADIUM | 8 | The only chemical element to begin with a V |
| 45% | CHILE | 5 | Only country in the Americas with a female president |
| 45% | OHIO | 4 | The only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 45% | TIN | 3 | The only chemical element with a three-letter name |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | The only Great Lake with a four-letter name |
| 44% | PHD | 3 | Wilson was the only president with one |
| 44% | OMAN | 4 | Only country in the world beginning with the letter “O” |