| 100% | STOUT | 5 | Short and round, like the nursery rhyme teapot |
| 54% | OLD | 3 | Like the nursery-rhyme characters Mother Hubbard and King Cole |
| 46% | SINGSONG | 8 | Like the rhythm of a nursery rhyme |
| 45% | AMMO | 4 | Rounds and the like |
| 44% | ETC | 3 | And the like, for short |
| 44% | OLD | 3 | Like MacDonald of the nursery rhyme? |
| 43% | IRREG | 5 | Like the verbs "wear", "come", "kneel" and "to be", for short |
| 43% | INATUB | 6 | Like the three men of the "Rub-a-dub-dub" nursery rhyme |
| 43% | INATUB | 6 | Like the three men of the “Rub-a-Dub-Dub” nursery rhyme |
| 42% | CRYPTO | 6 | Bitcoin and the like, for short |
| 42% | FALLINGDOWN | 11 | Like the contents of this puzzle's circled squares, in a nursery rhyme |
| 42% | LGBT | 4 | Like the community for Lil Nas X and k.d. lang, for short |
| 42% | YRS | 3 | 2019, 2018, and the likes, for short |
| 42% | YRS | 3 | 2024, 2023, and the likes, for short |
| 41% | ATHLETICAPPAREL | 15 | Gym shorts, yoga pants, tank tops, and the like |
| 39% | TEAPOT | 6 | I'm a little __, short and stout, said the rhyme |
| 39% | FADS | 4 | Short-lived crazes, like the Macarena and fidget spinners |
| 39% | PLUMPEST | 8 | Like the most juicy and well-rounded Thanksgiving turkey |
| 39% | SEMIS | 5 | Round like the Final Four |
| 38% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 38% | ONTHEBUS | 8 | These wheels go round and round in the rhyme |
| 38% | CIRCLE | 6 | Round geometrical shape, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "hurkle" |
| 37% | DICKYBIRD | 9 | Peter or Paul in the nursery rhyme |
| 36% | BARE | 4 | Like a nursery rhyme cupboard |
| 36% | ANON | 4 | Like most nursery rhymes: Abbr. |
| 36% | CATH | 4 | Like the Pope, for short |
| 36% | UNDESIRED | 9 | Like the short straw, metaphorically |
| 36% | ASAP | 4 | Like the blazes, for short |
| 36% | TERSE | 5 | Short and to the point |
| 36% | CONCISE | 7 | Short and to the point |