| 100% | EDGIER | 6 | Like HBO and Showtime vis-à-vis basic cable |
| 47% | SOLUBLE | 7 | Like salt and sugar vis-à-vis water |
| 41% | MILDEST | 7 | Like bell peppers, vis-à-vis Scotch bonnets and jalapeños |
| 41% | LEANEST | 7 | Like buffalo meat vis-à-vis beef and pork |
| 40% | BRISKER | 7 | Like fall vis a vis summer |
| 39% | TAMEST | 6 | Like G-rated vis-à-vis PG-13 and R-rated language |
| 37% | WORSE | 5 | Like an F, vis-a-vis a D |
| 36% | RED | 3 | Like hearts and diamonds, in a deck of cards |
| 36% | FOAMIER | 7 | Like cappuccino, vis-a-vis a latte |
| 36% | TAUTOLOGICAL | 12 | Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-à-vis the bracketed languages |
| 36% | RINGED | 6 | Like Saturn and a raccoon's tail |
| 36% | FIERCER | 7 | Like a bobcat vis-à-vis a pussycat |
| 36% | HOTTER | 6 | Like a cayenne, vis-a-vis a jalapeno |
| 36% | PRICIER | 7 | Like a Rolex, vis-a-vis a Timex |
| 36% | GENDERNEUTRAL | 13 | Like 20-, 28- and 45-Across vis-à-vis the female-sounding phrases they're based on? |
| 36% | SIMMERING | 9 | Like some feuds and foods on a stove |
| 35% | TWOSPEED | 8 | Like a basic bike |
| 35% | SHORTER | 7 | Like a 5-miler, vis-a-vis a 10K |
| 35% | GENTLER | 7 | Like a softball interview vis-à-vis a grilling |
| 35% | OAKIER | 6 | Like a Chardonnay, vis-à-vis a Sauvignon Blanc |
| 35% | DEEPER | 6 | Like Lake Superior vis-à-vis a kiddie pool |
| 35% | CONIFER | 7 | A cone-bearing evergreen tree like pine and fir |
| 35% | HOMEMADE | 8 | Like the jams and jellies at a state fair |
| 35% | ION | 3 | Charged particle, or a basic cable channel |
| 35% | TRIAXIAL | 8 | Like some cables and ellipsoids |
| 35% | SOLO | 4 | Like a Sting album, vis-a-vis a Police album |
| 35% | BIGGER | 6 | Like a standard pig vis-à-vis a teacup pig |
| 35% | RIPER | 5 | Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one |
| 34% | LEGUME | 6 | A dry fruit inside a pod like peas and beans |
| 34% | IDIOMS | 6 | "Sell like hotcakes" and "call it a day," for example |