| 100% | EERIE | 5 | Like a portrait that seems to be watching you |
| 49% | INCODE | 6 | Like a message that needs to be cracked |
| 49% | BAD | 3 | Like a habit that needs to be broken |
| 49% | DUSTY | 5 | Like a shelf that needs to be wiped clean |
| 49% | MUSTY | 5 | Like a basement that needs to be aired out |
| 48% | REPEOPLED | 9 | Like a town that used to be a ghost town |
| 48% | THICK | 5 | Like a milkshake that needs to be eaten with a spoon |
| 48% | COSTLY | 6 | Like a mistake that's going to hurt you |
| 47% | TIKTOK | 6 | App that features clips you can watch ... and sounds like it should be installed on a watch |
| 46% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's good to be had |
| 46% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be eaten |
| 46% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be picked |
| 46% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be plucked |
| 45% | CLINGY | 6 | Like a cat that follows you from room to room |
| 45% | NEEDY | 5 | Like a pet that's glued to you 24/7 |
| 45% | READABLE | 8 | Like a book that you don't want to put down |
| 45% | IDLE | 4 | Like a threat that's never going to be carried out |
| 44% | ONDEMAND | 8 | Like a TV show that's available to watch anytime: 2 wds. |
| 43% | STERN | 5 | To give someone a ___ look (indicate that you are serious) |
| 42% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
| 42% | PERSONALITY | 11 | You might think that a new one will lead to 40-Across |
| 42% | HARDEST | 7 | "Sorry Seems to Be the ___ Word," a hit by Elton John, that was covered by Blue in "One Love" |
| 42% | BAR | 3 | Musical symbol shaped like a vertical line that is used to indicate sections in music |
| 41% | CAR | 3 | Family vehicle, like a Honda, that you'd take to the garage for repairs |
| 41% | MELON | 5 | Fruit that always seems to be the majority of a fruit cup |
| 41% | ANGEL | 5 | Guardian ___ (spirit that is believed to watch over a person or place) |
| 40% | BURNINGTHEMIDNIGHTOIL | 21 | "___? Then you'd be setting fire to that painting at 12 a.m." |
| 40% | OWLS | 4 | Birds that are "not what they seem," according to a "Twin Peaks" line |
| 40% | FRIEND | 6 | A person you like to be around; you can choose |
| 40% | ADBLITZ | 7 | Marketing campaign that seems to be everywhere (2 wds.) |