| 100% | RAISED | 6 | Like embossed designs, texturally |
| 44% | INLAID | 6 | Like some designs |
| 44% | ETCHED | 6 | Designed like Dürer |
| 43% | GEODESIC | 8 | Like some architectural designs |
| 43% | FLORAL | 6 | Like aloha shirt designs |
| 43% | LASERCUT | 8 | Like some intricate designs |
| 43% | FLORAL | 6 | Designed like aloha shirts |
| 43% | SLEEK | 5 | Like Apple's design |
| 43% | ERASABLE | 8 | Like whiteboards, by design |
| 42% | STRINGY | 7 | Like some texturally unpleasant chicken |
| 42% | MEATY | 5 | Like some mushroom dishes, texturally |
| 42% | IRONON | 6 | Like some T-shirt designs |
| 42% | ARTY | 4 | Like some designs on Etsy |
| 42% | DECO | 4 | Like some 1930s design, informally |
| 41% | SLIMIER | 7 | More like natto, texturally |
| 41% | POLKADOT | 8 | Like some summer dresses, by design |
| 41% | OGEE | 4 | Design curve shaped like an S |
| 41% | SOBER | 5 | Like the designated driver, by design |
| 41% | FINENIB | 7 | Like pens designed for detailed work |
| 41% | SPLASHY | 7 | Like P.R. blitzes, by design |
| 39% | SNAGFREE | 8 | Like fabric designed not to get caught |
| 38% | STYLISH | 7 | Like a design that's modern and fashionable |
| 37% | NONTRADITIONAL | 14 | Like 43-Down's design for 23-/29-Across |
| 36% | MODULAR | 7 | Designed with standardized units for easy construction, like some homes |
| 36% | FOUGASSE | 8 | French olive oil bread designed like a leaf |
| 36% | SYMMETRY | 8 | Mirror-image design, like a butterfly's wings |
| 36% | BROCADING | 9 | Weaving with a raised design, like a Jacquard |
| 36% | FOUGASSE | 8 | Provencial bread loaf designed to look like wheat |
| 34% | ETCHING | 7 | The act of making designs with acid or the like |
| 34% | INLAID | 6 | Set into a surface, like designs on a parquet floor |