| 100% | ICIER | 5 | Like the Arctic Ocean vis-à-vis the Atlantic |
| 59% | ICY | 3 | Extremely cold, like the Arctic Ocean |
| 57% | OCEAN | 5 | Like the Arctic or the Atlantic |
| 55% | WIDER | 5 | Like the Atlantic Ocean, slightly, from year to year |
| 54% | NEWER | 5 | Like the Nintendo Switch vis-a-vis the Wii |
| 53% | LONGER | 6 | Like the small intestine vis-à-vis the large one |
| 53% | OLDER | 5 | Like the Jurassic Period vis-à-vis the Cretaceous Period |
| 53% | SLOWER | 6 | Like the 1-Across vis-à-vis the tortoise, ironically |
| 53% | UGLIER | 6 | Like the wicked stepsisters vis-à-vis Cinderella |
| 52% | DEEPER | 6 | Like the diving end of a pool vis-à-vis the other end |
| 52% | OLDER | 5 | Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic |
| 52% | ICEBOUND | 8 | Stuck, like a ship in the Arctic |
| 51% | ESE | 3 | Like the Capitol bldg. vis-à-vis the White House |
| 51% | ASEA | 4 | Like a ship in the ocean |
| 51% | TOOOLD | 6 | Like a 14-year-old vis-à-vis the Little League World Series |
| 50% | SUNK | 4 | Like a ship on the ocean floor |
| 50% | NERDIER | 7 | Like Comic-Con attendees vis-à-vis the general public |
| 50% | FAIRER | 6 | Like Snow White, vis-a-vis the Queen |
| 50% | ATSEA | 5 | Like a ship crossing the ocean: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ATOP | 4 | Like Santa's sleigh, vis-a-vis the house |
| 49% | EROSIVE | 7 | Like waves vis-à-vis the shoreline |
| 49% | ITGOESUPANDDOWN | 15 | How life is like the ocean, or a hint to entering the starred answers |
| 48% | SUNK | 4 | Like a ship on the ocean floor, rhymes with "dunk" |
| 48% | ARM | 3 | Timor Sea, vis-à-vis the Indian Ocean |
| 48% | NEWER | 5 | Like the CD, vis-a-vis the LP |
| 48% | GEM | 3 | Columbia, vis-a-vis the ocean |
| 48% | CHEWIER | 7 | Like the rope in Nerds Rope vis-a-vis the Nerds |
| 47% | UPNORTH | 7 | Like the Arctic |
| 47% | POLAR | 5 | Like the Arctic |
| 47% | COLD | 4 | Like the Arctic |