| 100% | ALAMB | 5 | Like ___ to the slaughter |
| 70% | THANK | 5 | "I'd like to ___ the Academy ..." |
| 70% | APT | 3 | To the point, like a reply |
| 69% | SET | 3 | "I'd like to ___ the record straight ..." |
| 68% | XXXXX | 5 | Like ___ to the flame |
| 67% | ACADEMY | 7 | "I'd like to thank the — ..." |
| 67% | HONORS | 6 | "Would you like to do the ___?" |
| 67% | SLANT | 5 | Lean to the right, like italics |
| 67% | TIL | 3 | Until, to the likes of Tennyson |
| 66% | LAND | 4 | Return to the ground, like an airplane |
| 66% | SLANT | 5 | Lean to the side, like italic letters |
| 66% | SOAR | 4 | Take to the air, like an eagle |
| 66% | BEAMUP | 6 | Return to the Enterprise like Riker, say |
| 66% | EVIL | 4 | Bad to the bone, like a supervillain |
| 66% | FLEW | 4 | Took to the skies, like a bird |
| 66% | AFOOT | 5 | Like the game, to Sherlock |
| 66% | TENDER | 6 | Like the night, to Keats |
| 66% | SACRED | 6 | Like the Ganges, to Hindus |
| 66% | BLAU | 4 | Like the Danube, to Germans |
| 65% | BRIM | 4 | Filled to the ___ (completely full, like a cup) |
| 65% | SLANT | 5 | Lean to the side, like text in italics |
| 65% | CROC | 4 | Critter that likes to lie in the sun |
| 65% | FLAT | 4 | Like the world to pre-Columbians |
| 65% | DOWN | 4 | Like the answer to this clue |
| 65% | ACR | 3 | Like the ans. to this clue |
| 65% | ODDSON | 6 | Like the horse favored to win |
| 64% | RESETS | 6 | Puts back to the original position, like a speedometer |
| 64% | VELVETY | 7 | Smooth to the touch, like a common soft fabric |
| 64% | BLAST | 5 | Crank up to the highest volume, like a radio |
| 64% | PULMONARY | 9 | Relating to the lungs, like an embolism or artery |