| 100% | TENFOLD | 7 | Like an increase from six to sixty |
| 48% | ASIAN | 5 | Like an increasing amount of immigration to the U.S. nowadays |
| 42% | EXCURSION | 9 | Trip away from home, like to an amusement park |
| 37% | IRONIC | 6 | Like an ecologist working from home |
| 37% | LOUD | 4 | Like an amp turned to 11 |
| 36% | ARM | 3 | Like an inlet of water from the sea |
| 36% | OMEN | 4 | Like an eclipse, to people in olden days |
| 36% | BEST | 4 | Like an A+, compared to all other grades |
| 36% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that is used to humans |
| 36% | CAPTIVE | 7 | Like an audience that is forced to listen |
| 36% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that's unlikely to bite |
| 36% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | EERIE | 5 | Like an abandoned house with music coming from inside |
| 35% | SEALED | 6 | Like an envelope that's ready to be mailed |
| 35% | TABOO | 5 | Like an issue that it's unacceptable to discuss |
| 35% | ALLCASH | 7 | Like an offer that’s hard to refuse, maybe |
| 35% | ORAL | 4 | Like an exam where one is expected to talk |
| 35% | NINE | 4 | Number that looks like an inverted six |
| 35% | OLDER | 5 | Like an adult, compared to a child |
| 35% | OLDER | 5 | Like an adult, compared to a kid |
| 35% | HISANDHEIRS | 11 | Like an estate that a father wills to his children? |
| 35% | DOA | 3 | Like an idea that’s doomed to fail, in slang |
| 35% | STRAY | 5 | Like an alley cat you might want to take in |
| 35% | ARMED | 5 | Like an alarm system that's ready to go off |
| 35% | SLIPPERY | 8 | Like an icy path, dangerous to step on |
| 35% | HEXAPOD | 7 | Six-legged creature, to an entomologist |
| 34% | SECEDE | 6 | To disengage from an association politically |
| 34% | WITHDRAW | 8 | To remove money from an account |
| 34% | EMBEZZLE | 8 | To steal money from an employer |
| 34% | TELEPATHIC | 10 | Like 30-Down, to an extent |