| 100% | COEQUALLY | 9 | In a way that's like people of the same rank |
| 48% | CINEMATIC | 9 | Dramatic in a way that's reminiscent of filmmaking |
| 47% | ONONEKNEE | 9 | Like people in the front row of a group photo, often |
| 46% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 44% | EYE | 3 | Something involved in a Biblical exchange that, on the face of it, seem the same |
| 44% | ASWARM | 6 | Like bees on the rampage, in a quaint sort of way |
| 43% | UNFAIRLY | 8 | Dishonestly; in a way that disregards the rules |
| 43% | CAPO | 4 | Rank in the mafia that heads a crew of soldiers, once held by 18-Across |
| 43% | NOSE | 4 | Part of the face that's prominent in a profile |
| 42% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 42% | TARDILY | 7 | In a way that's late |
| 42% | ORAL | 4 | Like a thermometer that's put in the mouth |
| 42% | GENTLY | 6 | In a way that's not harsh |
| 42% | KUDU | 4 | Beast that's a tribal totem of the Barolong and Batlhaping people of Southern Africa and known as a "tholo" in Tswana |
| 42% | OMEGA | 5 | Last letter of the Greek alphabet that's shaped like a horseshoe |
| 42% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that’s deep red in the middle |
| 42% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that's still red in the middle |
| 42% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that's still pink in the middle |
| 42% | DYBBUK | 6 | In Jewish folklore, the soul of a dead sinner that has transmigrated into the body of a living person |
| 42% | EERIE | 5 | Like a wolf's howl in the dead of night |
| 42% | ASPEN | 5 | Tree that's the name of a city in Colorado |
| 42% | THEWESTWING | 11 | A political drama that debuted in the 90s, starring the likes of Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ETC | 3 | "And more of the same," in a list |
| 41% | STURDILY | 8 | In a way that's meant to last |
| 41% | CAPSIZED | 8 | Like a boat that's been turned over in the water |
| 41% | ACTIVE | 6 | Like a volcano that's likely to erupt in the future |
| 41% | NAVEL | 5 | A rounded depression in the centre of a person's belly |
| 41% | TWO | 3 | Number that's often in the title of a movie sequel |
| 41% | SPAM | 4 | Food that's the subject of a museum in Austin, Minn. |
| 41% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |