| 100% | UNDEAD | 6 | Being that is deceased but behaves like it is alive |
| 52% | UNDEAD | 6 | Deceased beings behave like alive: think zombies |
| 47% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that sounds like it should be last, but isn't |
| 43% | SEX | 3 | “Science is like ___: Sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it": Richard Feynman |
| 42% | REALISM | 7 | Art style that paints it like it is |
| 42% | STOLON | 6 | Plant stem that sounds like it was ripped off? |
| 42% | FLU | 3 | Bug that sounds like it was in the air? |
| 41% | SEX | 3 | "Physics is like ___: Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" (quote attributed to Richard Feynman) |
| 41% | FLOSSING | 8 | Dance that won't help gums but seems like it might |
| 41% | BOOMERANG | 9 | Outback hunting gizmo that looks like it will make a comeback? |
| 40% | PALM | 4 | It has lines that can be read but not written |
| 40% | OLD | 3 | Like jokes that were once funny but aren't anymore |
| 40% | UNDEAD | 6 | Describes deceased beings that act as if alive |
| 40% | SEP | 3 | Mo. that seems like it should be seventh |
| 40% | PEACOAT | 7 | Jacket that sounds like it should be green |
| 39% | CLOSETOREALLIFE | 15 | Like a movie that feels like it could be a documentary |
| 39% | DIPDYED | 7 | Like hair that looks like it's been dunked in color |
| 39% | SNAPPER | 7 | Fish that can be red, sounds like it's a biter |
| 39% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that seems like it should be last |
| 39% | CHILI | 5 | Hot dish that sounds like it should be cold |
| 39% | CHILI | 5 | Spicy food that sounds like it should be cold |
| 39% | OLAY | 4 | Skincare brand that sounds like it might be Spanish |
| 39% | ARDEN | 5 | Shakespeare's fictional forest that "As You Like It" is set in |
| 39% | JAZZ | 4 | Genre that "remains distinguishable not by what is played but by how it is played," according to Encyclopedia Britannica |
| 38% | NAUGHT | 6 | It sounds like knot but is defined as nothing |
| 38% | MOVEONUP | 8 | Curtis Mayfield hit song that was used on the "Bend It Like Beckham" soundtrack (3 wds.) |
| 38% | GRIN | 4 | Expression that seems like it would be the opposite of 5-Across? |
| 37% | MANGY | 5 | Like a dog that might be losing some of its fur |
| 37% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
| 37% | NIKE | 4 | Sneaker brand that looks like it should rhyme with 38-Down but doesn't |