| 100% | WARMER | 6 | Like the 70s vis-à-vis the 60s or 50s, say |
| 49% | FRUITIEST | 9 | Tasting the most like an orange or a banana, say |
| 45% | AMPLE | 5 | Like the space around a first class plane seat, say |
| 45% | PRINCELY | 8 | Like the son of a king or queen |
| 44% | AMPLE | 5 | Like the space around a first-class seat, say |
| 44% | FOAMY | 5 | Like the head of a beer or a latte |
| 44% | ASHY | 4 | Like a fireplace the morning after, say |
| 43% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of sides on a triangle or pentagon |
| 43% | YOUNG | 5 | With 68-Across, still feeling like a teenager, say ... or a hint to the answers with shading |
| 43% | ORGAN | 5 | Like the ear or stomach, say |
| 43% | OLDER | 5 | Like the firstborn vis-à-vis the other children |
| 43% | MOISTEST | 8 | Like the best chicken or turkey, say |
| 43% | EARLY | 5 | Like the worm-catcher, in a saying |
| 42% | SEEDY | 5 | Like the inside of a watermelon or the outside of a strawberry |
| 42% | SEEDY | 5 | Like the inside of a pumpkin or the outside of a strawberry |
| 42% | SHARP | 5 | Like a knife's edge or a brilliant mind, say |
| 42% | GREENER | 7 | Like the grass on the other side, in a saying |
| 42% | COOL | 4 | Like the other side of the pillow, in a saying |
| 42% | EARLY | 5 | Like the bird who gets the worm, in a saying |
| 42% | NEWER | 5 | Like the CD, vis-a-vis the LP |
| 42% | WARM | 4 | In the 70s or 80s, say |
| 42% | FRUITIER | 8 | Like a daiquiri vis-à-vis a shot of whiskey, say |
| 42% | RUNTY | 5 | Like the smallest puppy or kitten in a litter |
| 41% | BEEFIER | 7 | Like the Rock vis-à-vis any of the Stones |
| 41% | PRONOUNCE | 9 | The correct way to say or sound out a word |
| 41% | CALLSIGNALS | 11 | Say "hut one," etc., or the rings of a phone |
| 41% | SON | 3 | The Second vis-à-vis the First, say |
| 41% | AROMAS | 6 | Fragrances from the kitchen or a flowerbed, say |
| 41% | TOOOLD | 6 | Like a 14-year-old vis-à-vis the Little League World Series |
| 40% | UNRANKED | 8 | Like basketball teams outside of the A.P. Top 25, say |