| 100% | BIBBED | 6 | Like a 53 Across when being fed |
| 49% | BLOWBYBLOW | 10 | Like a detailed account . . . or how 17-, 19-, 35-, and 53-Across are created |
| 43% | WEE | 3 | Like the hours when a night owl is awake, perhaps |
| 43% | FOUNDMISSING | 12 | Like a stolen object, when it's not where it's supposed to be |
| 43% | TRADEDIN | 8 | Like some phones when a new model is released: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TOKEEPYOURBALANCE | 17 | ''Life is like riding a bicycle. __'' (with 107 Across) |
| 39% | SUPREME | 7 | Like a deified being |
| 38% | ONALEAD | 7 | Like a terrier being trained |
| 38% | USED | 4 | Like a car being resold |
| 38% | GREASED | 7 | Like a 13- Across, perhaps |
| 37% | ASHY | 4 | Like a hibachi after being used |
| 37% | ONLOW | 5 | Like a burner when warming soup |
| 37% | EARLY | 5 | Like a 4 am wakeup call |
| 37% | PERSONALIZED | 12 | Like this puzzle, when 36-Across is filled in |
| 37% | LOOSER | 6 | Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise |
| 37% | ODD | 3 | Like a number that is not even |
| 37% | AJAR | 4 | Like a door that is slightly open |
| 36% | JUT | 3 | Stick out, like one chair will do when you try to put eleven in a space meant for ten |
| 36% | COCKANDBULL | 11 | Like a story that can't be believed |
| 36% | FAINT | 5 | Like a sound that can barely be heard |
| 36% | GASSY | 5 | Like a baby who needs to be burped |
| 36% | INCODE | 6 | Like a message that needs to be cracked |
| 36% | AVOIDABLE | 9 | Like a situation that could have been prevented |
| 36% | BAD | 3 | Like a habit that needs to be broken |
| 36% | TEED | 4 | Like a golf ball ready to be driven |
| 36% | MOWN | 4 | Like a lawn that's just been cut |
| 36% | ANONYMOUS | 9 | Like a blog commenter whose identity is secret |
| 36% | WET | 3 | Like a floor that’s just been mopped |
| 36% | LADEN | 5 | Like a U-Haul when you haul |
| 36% | ROLLEDUP | 8 | Like a tarp, when not in use |