| 100% | SIMILES | 7 | "Flat as a pancake" and "big as a house," for two |
| 60% | SIMILES | 7 | “Hungry as a horse” and “healthy as a horse,” for two |
| 57% | IDIOMS | 6 | “Cool as a cucumber” and “hot under the collar,” for two |
| 54% | DUOS | 4 | Daft Punk and A Great Big World, for two |
| 52% | STAGE | 5 | Decorate and furnish for viewing, as a property for an open house |
| 49% | FRAGRANTWOODS | 13 | Cedar and pine as a sanctuary for a painter? |
| 49% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 48% | ADDSTO | 6 | Makes bigger, as a house |
| 48% | BEEFY | 5 | Big and muscular, as a bouncer |
| 47% | ROUX | 4 | A mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 47% | MODES | 5 | Sleep and airplane on a phone, for two |
| 47% | COED | 4 | For both men and women, as a school |
| 46% | SKIRTS | 6 | Minis and A-lines, for two |
| 46% | ROUX | 4 | Mixture of butter and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 46% | MUPPETS | 7 | Big Bird and Miss Piggy, for two |
| 46% | MERINGUE | 8 | Stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked as a topping for cakes |
| 46% | THUNDERCAT | 10 | Former Suicidal Tendencies bassist who won two Grammys as a solo act, for the hit song "These Walls" and the album 28-Across |
| 45% | PLAYROOM | 8 | Place in a house for children's toys and games |
| 45% | ORGS | 4 | A.A. and A.A.A., for two |
| 45% | ERAS | 4 | Gaslight and Big Band, for two |
| 45% | SHOWN | 5 | Exhibited for buyers, as a house |
| 45% | STAGES | 6 | Prepares for showing, as a house |
| 45% | FLIP | 4 | Buy and quickly resell, as a house |
| 45% | FLIP | 4 | Buy and sell quickly, as a house |
| 44% | TUB | 3 | Place for a butcher and two others |
| 44% | STAKE | 5 | Put down, as a wager... and a synonym for 31a |
| 44% | SOLD | 4 | No longer available for purchase, as a house |
| 44% | TRAITS | 6 | Dark hair and a warm smile, for two |
| 44% | OMENS | 5 | Spilled salt and a broken mirror, for two |
| 44% | UNCLEBUCK | 9 | 1989 comedy about a slob who acts as a babysitter for his nieces and nephew: 2 wds. |