| 100% | WET | 3 | Like a floor with a "Caution" sign |
| 70% | ONEWAY | 6 | Like a street with an arrow sign |
| 63% | OILY | 4 | Smeared with grease, like the floor of a garage |
| 60% | SUNK | 4 | Like a ship on the ocean floor, rhymes with "dunk" |
| 59% | INUSE | 5 | Like an airplane lavatory with a lit "Occupied" sign: 2 wds. |
| 56% | 3PIECE | 6 | Like a suit with a vest |
| 56% | BAITED | 6 | Like a hook with a worm |
| 56% | ONEWAY | 6 | Like a relationship with a narcissist |
| 56% | GNAWED | 6 | Like a bone with a dog? |
| 56% | GERMY | 5 | Like a person with a cold |
| 55% | ONEMAN | 6 | Like a show with a single performer |
| 55% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak with a red center |
| 55% | HOARSE | 6 | Like a speaker with a 25-Down |
| 55% | PROPER | 6 | Like a noun with a capital letter |
| 55% | FURRY | 5 | Like a dog with a thick coat |
| 55% | DARK | 4 | Like a room with a fused bulb |
| 55% | ROTARY | 6 | Like a phone with a physical dial |
| 55% | IDLE | 4 | Like a computer with a running screensaver |
| 55% | ROTARY | 6 | Like a phone with a literal dial |
| 55% | LIT | 3 | Like a torch with a burning flame |
| 55% | AIRY | 4 | Like a patio with a nice breeze |
| 55% | HAZARD | 6 | Potential danger like a sand trap or wet floors ... interacting with which involves 31a |
| 54% | WELLREGRADED | 12 | Like a test with a properly corrected score? |
| 54% | SMART | 5 | Like a student with a 4.0 GPA |
| 54% | PICARESQUE | 10 | Like a novel with a roguish, adventuring hero |
| 54% | SUNNY | 5 | Like a day with a clear 30-Down |
| 54% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak with a very red center |
| 54% | FAKE | 4 | Like a bag with a misspelled brand name |
| 54% | LEAKY | 5 | Like a canoe with a hole in it |
| 54% | ASYMMETRIC | 10 | Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say |