| 100% | SNOOTIER | 8 | How someone like Gwyneth Paltrow or Kanye West can be considered, certainly compared to lil' old me! |
| 24% | EMO | 3 | Like someone whose Myspace status is "dont talk to me >w |
| 23% | AGILER | 6 | Like someone who can trip the light fantastic, when compared to me |
| 22% | ITGOESUPANDDOWN | 15 | How life is like the ocean, or a hint to entering the starred answers |
| 22% | RATTY | 5 | Like many old wharves or like that T-shirt from college that you can never seem to part with |
| 22% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 22% | TRICKS | 6 | "You can't teach an old dog new ___," idiom describing how hard it is to change habits |
| 21% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 21% | CONTRAST | 8 | Compare to show how different they are |
| 21% | IBMS | 4 | Apples can be compared to them |
| 21% | NEWS | 4 | It can be old or breaking |
| 21% | INDIES | 6 | They could be East or West |
| 21% | OFUSE | 5 | "How can I be ___?" ("What can I do to help?") (2 wds.) |
| 21% | ALONE | 5 | How hermits like to be |
| 20% | PASTAS | 6 | They can be shaped like tubes or wheels |
| 20% | HEIGHT | 6 | How tall something or someone is |
| 20% | WEIGHT | 6 | How heavy someone or something is |
| 20% | IAMBIC | 6 | Like "To be or not to be" |
| 20% | BANDANA | 7 | It can be worn like a headband or a scarf |
| 20% | CAKE | 4 | Dessert that can be made to look like everyday objects |
| 20% | ELIZABETH | 9 | Girls' name that can be shortened to Bess or Betty |
| 20% | EAGER | 5 | Like someone who can't wait to start |
| 20% | AGES | 4 | How long it can feel like to wait |
| 20% | ADAGE | 5 | Old saying like "beggars can't be choosers" |
| 20% | OUTRANK | 7 | Be a superior grade or position to someone |
| 20% | DEF | 3 | ___ Jam Records, label that Kanye West and Ludacris are signed to |
| 20% | SAW | 3 | Word that can be tacked on to band, jig or buck |
| 20% | RYE | 3 | Grain that could be used to make bread, beer or whiskey |
| 20% | SESAME | 6 | Can you tell me how to get to __ Street? |
| 20% | INME | 4 | How I might want you to believe or trust |