| 100% | QUINCE | 6 | Golden fruit, similar in appearance to a pear |
| 64% | CATLIKE | 7 | Similar in appearance to a feline |
| 64% | WOLFLIKE | 8 | Similar in appearance to a lupine creature |
| 63% | SKIRTLIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to a kilt or culottes |
| 57% | PECAN | 5 | A brown nut similar in appearance to a walnut |
| 51% | HORSELIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to an equine |
| 46% | HACKBERRY | 9 | Fruit similar to a cherry |
| 46% | APRICOT | 7 | Fruit similar to a peach |
| 44% | UGLI | 4 | Wrinkly citrus fruit similar to a grapefruit |
| 44% | PERSIMMON | 9 | Edible fruit similar to a large tomato |
| 44% | TANGERINE | 9 | Orange citrus fruit similar to a mandarin |
| 41% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Means to a goose laying golden eggs, in a fairy tale |
| 41% | GRAPE | 5 | Fruit in a vineyard that is used to make 12a |
| 40% | SEEDPOTATO | 10 | Its 31-Down might be similar in size (and function) to a pea |
| 40% | COM | 3 | Common domain name in a URL, similar to ".net" |
| 39% | PEAS | 4 | Like two ___ in a pod (very similar to each other) |
| 39% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit known to fend off doctors and make appearances in crumbles and pies |
| 39% | STEVE | 5 | Comic Harvey, with a cameo appearance in “Madea Goes to Jail” |
| 38% | ACAI | 4 | Alternative to dragon fruit, in a smoothie bowl |
| 38% | BALLJOINT | 9 | *Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 38% | BALLJOINT | 9 | Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 38% | KUMQUAT | 7 | Sour-tasting fruit, similar to a small orange |
| 37% | PAINTERLY | 9 | In a manner similar to a brush-wielding artist |
| 37% | BANANA | 6 | A yellow elongated fruit, similar to a plantain |
| 37% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 36% | AWKWAFINA | 9 | First Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe for lead actress in a film |
| 36% | PEACH | 5 | Fruit similar to nectarine |
| 36% | KIWI | 4 | Fruit similar to pitaya |
| 36% | MANGO | 5 | Fruit whose peel can cause a rash similar to poison ivy |
| 36% | HELLO | 5 | In ASL, it looks similar to a salute |