| 100% | FLOSSING | 8 | Dance that won't help gums but seems like it might |
| 37% | MARRYINGTHEKALE | 15 | "I suppose it might seem odd that a reverend like myself would suddenly begin ___ ..." |
| 31% | BANGER | 6 | Song that you can't help but dance to, slangily |
| 31% | OPTICALILLUSION | 15 | Thing that may appear to be symmetrical but isn't ... like this puzzle's grid |
| 30% | SEP | 3 | Mo. that seems like it should be seventh |
| 30% | WORN | 4 | Like a favorite T-shirt that’s showing its age |
| 29% | MANGY | 5 | Like a dog that might be losing some of its fur |
| 29% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that seems like it should be last |
| 29% | GRIN | 4 | Expression that seems like it would be the opposite of 5-Across? |
| 29% | ICY | 3 | Like a road that might need to have salt poured on it |
| 29% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that sounds like it should be last, but isn't |
| 29% | ESP | 3 | Power that might help you pick the winning lotto numbers: Abbr. |
| 28% | OLAY | 4 | Skincare brand that sounds like it might be Spanish |
| 28% | THEDEADSEED | 11 | Something that won't sprout if it's planted? |
| 28% | DAREISAY | 8 | ''You may not like it, but . . .'' |
| 28% | NIKE | 4 | Sneaker brand that looks like it should rhyme with 38-Down but doesn't |
| 28% | GUESSSO | 7 | "Sure seems like it" |
| 28% | GIN | 3 | Two-player card game, or something that might help you get through it |
| 28% | GREENJACKET | 11 | Prize that may need to be altered if a player wins it again |
| 27% | ORNOT | 5 | "... but it seems like you hate the idea" |
| 27% | GNAWING | 7 | Like doubts that won't go away |
| 27% | LOOM | 4 | Seem like it's about to happen |
| 27% | CATTRALL | 8 | Actress in “Sex and the City,” but not its reboot, “And Just Like That . . .” |
| 27% | UNDEAD | 6 | Being that is deceased but behaves like it is alive |
| 27% | ARE | 3 | I won't use it, but you will |
| 27% | MILD | 4 | Like salsa that won't burn your tongue |
| 27% | FROG | 4 | Chocolate ___, chocolate in "Harry Potter" that may run around like the amphibian its shaped after |
| 26% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that won't attack |
| 26% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that won't bite |
| 26% | GEE | 3 | "Hadn't thought of it like that" |