| 100% | EXLIB | 5 | Like a deaccessioned book, for short |
| 62% | TWOD | 4 | Like a plane, for short |
| 61% | IMP | 3 | Like a key fact, for short |
| 61% | TEEN | 4 | Like a high schooler, for short |
| 61% | UKE | 3 | Like a small guitar, for short |
| 61% | COINOP | 6 | Like a laundromat washer, for short |
| 61% | AWOL | 4 | Like a no-show, for short |
| 58% | DIY | 3 | Like a handyman's projects, for short |
| 58% | RASTA | 5 | Like a Bob Marley fan, for short |
| 58% | FAV | 3 | Like a teacher's pet, for short |
| 57% | LEGIT | 5 | Like a fair and official contract, for short |
| 57% | NOCARB | 6 | Like a diet lacking bread or pasta, for short |
| 56% | AERO | 4 | Streamlined like a race car, for short |
| 55% | TVMA | 4 | Like a show that's not for kids, in short (Hyph.) |
| 55% | MAG | 3 | Monthly publication like a Vogue or Elle, for short |
| 55% | MOD | 3 | Body ___ (alteration like a piercing or tattoo, for short) |
| 55% | MOD | 3 | Body ___ (alteration like a tattoo or piercing, for short) |
| 55% | DELT | 4 | Muscle shaped like a Greek letter, for short |
| 54% | ANON | 4 | Like many a ghostwriter, for short |
| 53% | TEL | 3 | Number in a phone book, for short |
| 53% | BLT | 3 | It's like a club sandwich without the cold cuts, for short |
| 52% | OCT | 3 | Month to dress up like a ghost, for short |
| 52% | TYPO | 4 | Misspelling in a book, for short |
| 51% | APT | 3 | Like the name Reed for a book lover |
| 50% | BIO | 3 | Book about a notable person, for short |
| 50% | BIO | 3 | Book about a real person, for short |
| 50% | RET | 3 | Like one collecting a pension, for short |
| 49% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 49% | IDTAG | 5 | Dog collar attachment often shaped like a bone, for short (2 wds.) |
| 49% | VAMP | 4 | Blood-sucking character that looks like a human, for short |