| 100% | LADEN | 5 | Like a U-Haul when you haul |
| 61% | IRONIC | 6 | Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit |
| 58% | NASAL | 5 | Like your voice when you have a cold |
| 58% | RAINY | 5 | Like a day when you should bring an umbrella |
| 57% | ELIOT | 5 | Poet who wrote, “Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table” |
| 56% | OAHU | 4 | U.S. locale that, when said quickly, sounds like a cheer |
| 56% | CLEAR | 5 | Like a day when you can see far into the distance |
| 55% | ADLIB | 5 | Speak impromptu, like in a movie when you forget lines |
| 49% | IRONIC | 6 | 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" |
| 49% | BIBBED | 6 | Like a 53 Across when being fed |
| 49% | NEEDY | 5 | Like a cat that follows you everywhere |
| 49% | TOW | 3 | Haul on a U-Haul |
| 49% | TOWS | 4 | Hauls, as a U-Haul |
| 48% | SUBMERGE | 8 | Dive like a U-boat |
| 48% | JUT | 3 | Stick out, like one chair will do when you try to put eleven in a space meant for ten |
| 48% | EERIE | 5 | Like a coincidence that makes you go "Hmm ..." |
| 48% | INSPIRING | 9 | Like a speech that fills you with excitement |
| 48% | BEND | 4 | Hairpin ___ (turn shaped like a U) |
| 47% | CLEAR | 5 | Like a vinyl shower curtain you can see through |
| 47% | ROLLEDUP | 8 | Like a tarp, when not in use |
| 47% | TOTED | 5 | Hauled, like a heavy bag |
| 47% | ANKH | 4 | When you look around, you may see this ancient Egyptian symbol shaped like a "T" with a loop that represents life (4/5) |
| 46% | CLINGY | 6 | Like a cat that follows you from room to room |
| 46% | PAW | 3 | What a dog offers when you say "shake!" |
| 46% | WILY | 4 | Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might say |
| 46% | WISHUPON | 8 | When You __ a Star, Pinocchio song |
| 46% | MOVINGDAY | 9 | When you might rent a van |
| 46% | SPARETIME | 9 | When you might solve a puzzle |
| 46% | ONLOW | 5 | Like a burner when warming soup |
| 46% | WIN | 3 | When doubled, like a good situation |