| 100% | LAMINAL | 7 | Like "sh" or "ch" sounds |
| 65% | ONENAMED | 8 | Like Cher, Madonna or Adele |
| 62% | RASP | 4 | Sound like Demi Moore or Marlene Dietrich |
| 61% | BRASSIER | 8 | Sounding more like a trumpet or French horn |
| 61% | CHUTE | 5 | Sounds like fire or water slide |
| 61% | JANGLY | 6 | Sounding like keys or loose change |
| 61% | RASPED | 6 | Sounded like Gollum or Tom Waits |
| 58% | ASSIGN | 6 | Allocate; sounds like it could be Leo or Aries |
| 58% | CHIRPING | 8 | Making a sound like a bird or a cricket |
| 58% | ROARS | 5 | Makes a sound like a lion or an engine |
| 56% | GROWLING | 8 | Making a sound like an angry dog or hungry stomach |
| 56% | WOOF | 4 | Sound that's much like "ruff" or "arf" |
| 55% | MATT | 4 | Man's name that sounds like a yoga or wrestling pad |
| 55% | MINX | 4 | Flirtatious woman, or a word that sounds like some fur coats |
| 54% | KAY | 3 | Mary ___ cosmetics... or word that sounds like the last letter of 25a |
| 54% | EYE | 3 | Gaze holder... or word that sounds like the third letter of 25a |
| 53% | SEA | 3 | Vast salty stretch... or word that sounds like the fourth letter of 25a |
| 53% | YOU | 3 | "___ gotta be kidding?"... or word that sounds like the second letter of 25a |
| 52% | PHLOX | 5 | Flower that sounds like sheep or birds |
| 51% | ERR | 3 | Verb that can sound either like "air" or "Ur" |
| 51% | RHO | 3 | Greek letter that sounds like the end of 16-, 22-, 36-, 47- or 58-Across |
| 50% | OAR | 3 | Boater's tool that sounds like "or" |
| 50% | QUEUE | 5 | Waiting line at the DMV... or a word that sounds like the first letter of 25a |
| 49% | POPICON | 7 | Madonna or Cher |
| 49% | ARFS | 4 | Dog sounds that are like woofs or ruffs |
| 48% | BARREN | 6 | Unproductive or infertile, as land (sounds like "baron") |
| 48% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | NATIONALS | 9 | D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like |
| 48% | ALTO | 4 | Norah Jones or Cher |
| 48% | GAYICON | 7 | Liza Minnelli or Cher |