| 100% | SMART | 5 | Like a student with a 4.0 GPA |
| 58% | ALLAS | 5 | What a student with a 4.0 G.P.A. has ... or a hint to the vowels in this puzzle |
| 57% | GPA | 3 | 4.0, for a student with straight A's: Abbr. |
| 49% | SMART | 5 | Owning a 4.0 GPA, say |
| 47% | GPA | 3 | A straight-A student's is 4.0: Abbr. |
| 46% | 3PIECE | 6 | Like a suit with a vest |
| 46% | BAITED | 6 | Like a hook with a worm |
| 46% | ONEWAY | 6 | Like a relationship with a narcissist |
| 46% | GNAWED | 6 | Like a bone with a dog? |
| 46% | GERMY | 5 | Like a person with a cold |
| 46% | GPA | 3 | 4.0, for an A student: Abbr. |
| 45% | ONEMAN | 6 | Like a show with a single performer |
| 45% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak with a red center |
| 45% | HOARSE | 6 | Like a speaker with a 25-Down |
| 45% | PROPER | 6 | Like a noun with a capital letter |
| 45% | WET | 3 | Like a floor with a "Caution" sign |
| 45% | FURRY | 5 | Like a dog with a thick coat |
| 45% | DARK | 4 | Like a room with a fused bulb |
| 45% | ROTARY | 6 | Like a phone with a physical dial |
| 45% | IDLE | 4 | Like a computer with a running screensaver |
| 45% | ROTARY | 6 | Like a phone with a literal dial |
| 45% | LIT | 3 | Like a torch with a burning flame |
| 45% | AIRY | 4 | Like a patio with a nice breeze |
| 45% | WELLREGRADED | 12 | Like a test with a properly corrected score? |
| 45% | PICARESQUE | 10 | Like a novel with a roguish, adventuring hero |
| 45% | SUNNY | 5 | Like a day with a clear 30-Down |
| 45% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak with a very red center |
| 45% | FAKE | 4 | Like a bag with a misspelled brand name |
| 45% | LEAKY | 5 | Like a canoe with a hole in it |
| 45% | ASYMMETRIC | 10 | Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say |