| 100% | UNSUNG | 6 | Without praise, as a hero |
| 62% | UNSUNG | 6 | Not celebrated, as a hero |
| 60% | LIONIZE | 7 | Worship as a hero |
| 59% | SUB | 3 | Sandwich also known as a hero |
| 58% | RAMA | 4 | Deity revered as a hero in Hinduism |
| 57% | HAIL | 4 | Honor, as a conquering hero |
| 53% | NEAT | 4 | Without ice, as a drink |
| 53% | ONEACT | 6 | Without intermission, as a play |
| 53% | FLAT | 4 | Without air, as a tire |
| 53% | NONPAID | 7 | Without a salary, as volunteers |
| 53% | TOLLFREE | 8 | Without charge, as a call |
| 53% | PLAIN | 5 | Without toppings, as a pizza |
| 53% | FRIVOLOUS | 9 | Without merit, as a lawsuit |
| 52% | RIHANNA | 7 | Musician honored as a National Hero of Barbados |
| 52% | ONSERVE | 7 | Without breaks, as a tennis set |
| 52% | NUMB | 4 | Without feeling, as a dental patient |
| 51% | HOAGIE | 6 | Sandwich also known as a sub or a hero |
| 51% | STAG | 4 | Without female company, as in a party |
| 51% | NEAT | 4 | Without ice, as a glass of whiskey |
| 51% | AMENABLE | 8 | Fit for praising, as a sermon? |
| 50% | HERCULES | 8 | Beetle with the same name as a Roman divine hero |
| 50% | CHAN | 4 | "The House Without a Key" hero |
| 49% | CHUG | 4 | Gulp down without a pause, as alcohol |
| 48% | SMOKE | 5 | As per a phrase, there's no fire without it |
| 48% | BLOWOVER | 8 | Pass without effect, as a storm |
| 48% | AXED | 4 | Cut without mercy, as a budget |
| 48% | IDLE | 4 | Run without moving, as a car |
| 48% | BIRDMAN | 7 | Best Picture Oscar winner starring 47-Across as a has-been action hero |
| 47% | OTTOMAN | 7 | Low seat without a back also known as footstool |
| 47% | STRAIGHT | 8 | Without a bend, as a road |