| 100% | GER | 3 | Like the wd. "lederhosen" |
| 71% | PASTTENSE | 9 | Like the verbs "ran" and "swam": 2 wds. |
| 70% | LITUP | 5 | Like the sky during a fireworks show: 2 wds. |
| 70% | ONME | 4 | "Looks like the joke's ___" (2 wds.) |
| 70% | UPANDDOWN | 9 | Fluctuating, like the stock market (3 wds.) |
| 68% | ONOR | 4 | "Would you like the light ___ off?": 2 wds. |
| 68% | CLEARSUP | 8 | Gets less cloudy, like the sky: 2 wds. |
| 68% | GREATIDEA | 9 | "I like the way you think!" (2 wds.) |
| 68% | ONOR | 4 | "Would you like the TV ___ off?": 2 wds. |
| 68% | ABOLT | 5 | Like ___ from the blue: 2 wds. |
| 67% | BEETRED | 7 | Like the face of someone who is deeply embarrassed (2 wds.) |
| 67% | BEETRED | 7 | Like the face of someone who's deeply embarrassed (2 wds.) |
| 66% | ROCKBANDS | 9 | Music groups like the Who and Led Zeppelin: 2 wds. |
| 66% | GOTDARK | 7 | Lost brightness, like the sky during an eclipse: 2 wds. |
| 66% | ATSEA | 5 | Like a ship crossing the ocean: 2 wds. |
| 64% | RATEDG | 6 | Like movies suitable for the whole family: 2 wds. |
| 64% | EYETOEYE | 8 | How the like-minded see (3 wds.) |
| 62% | PTBOATS | 7 | Vessels like the one JFK served on in World War II: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ATBAT | 5 | Like a baseball slugger who's facing the pitcher: 2 wds. |
| 62% | PANOUT | 6 | Succeed in the end, like a scheme: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ITIS | 4 | "Tell me like ___!" ("Give me the truth!"): 2 wds. |
| 60% | AMAN | 4 | "Walk Like ___" (hit song for the Four Seasons) (2 wds.) |
| 60% | WARMSUP | 7 | Gets ready, like a pitcher in the bullpen: 2 wds. |
| 60% | OHHENRY | 7 | Candy bar that sounds like the author of "The Gift of the Magi": 2 wds. |
| 60% | ANO | 3 | "I'll take that as ___" ('You don't seem to like the idea") 2 wds. |
| 59% | UPABOVE | 7 | "___ the world so high, like a diamond in the sky": 2 wds. |
| 59% | DOGSEAR | 7 | "The corner of the page was folded over like a ___.": 2 wds. |
| 55% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | American singer and actress who has made hits like "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ELLEFANNING | 11 | "Maleficent" actress whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOHNMAYER | 9 | Singer of the 2006 pop song "Gravity," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |