| 100% | PRESOLD | 7 | Like a home that's no risk to the builder |
| 49% | ACTIVE | 6 | Like a volcano that's likely to erupt in the future |
| 47% | META | 4 | Like a joke that refers to the fact that it's a joke |
| 46% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
| 46% | YALE | 4 | School that's home to a cappella group The Whiffenpoofs |
| 44% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 43% | KAUAI | 5 | Island that's home to Waimea Canyon, a.k.a. the Grand Canyon of Hawaii |
| 43% | ATL | 3 | City that's home to the NBA's Hawks, on a scoreboard |
| 43% | OUT | 3 | Like a secret that's no longer secret |
| 42% | IOWA | 4 | State that's home to Drake University, a #11 seed in the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
| 41% | SHARP | 5 | Like a pencil that's ready to use |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a banana that's ready to eat |
| 41% | STEEP | 5 | Like a mountain that's difficult to ascend |
| 41% | STEEP | 5 | Like a mountain that's hard to climb |
| 41% | FUELLED | 7 | Like a Bentley that's ready to go |
| 41% | RARE | 4 | Like a gem that's hard to find |
| 41% | CRYPTIC | 7 | Like a message that's hard to understand |
| 41% | EERIE | 5 | Like a coincidence that's hard to explain |
| 41% | HEAVY | 5 | Like a bag that's difficult to lift |
| 41% | MAILIN | 6 | Like a ballot that’s filled out at home |
| 41% | COSTLY | 6 | Like a mistake that's going to hurt you |
| 41% | CREAKY | 6 | Like a floor that's hard to tiptoe on |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's good to be had |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be eaten |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be picked |
| 41% | LOOSE | 5 | Like a tooth that's about to fall out |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be plucked |
| 41% | AWAY | 4 | Like a game that's played on the road |
| 41% | ORAL | 4 | Like a thermometer that's put in the mouth |
| 40% | NEEDY | 5 | Like a pet that's glued to you 24/7 |