| 100% | BRASSY | 6 | Shrill and blaring, as a trumpet |
| 50% | MUTED | 5 | Toned down, as a trumpet |
| 50% | BLARE | 5 | Sound loudly, as a trumpet |
| 49% | MUTED | 5 | Muffled, as a trumpet |
| 49% | BLEW | 4 | Played, as a trumpet |
| 45% | FIT | 3 | ___ as a fiddle (hale and hearty) |
| 44% | SIMILES | 7 | "Fresh as a daisy" and others |
| 44% | SYNC | 4 | Coordinate, as a phone and computer |
| 44% | SYNC | 4 | Coordinate, as a phone and tablet |
| 44% | CONCH | 5 | Tropical marine gastropod mollusc whose shell is used as a trumpet |
| 43% | TETHERED | 8 | Connected wirelessly, as a cellphone and computer |
| 43% | PIERCING | 8 | Shrill, as a scream |
| 43% | ONUP | 4 | And higher, as a price |
| 43% | IDIOMS | 6 | Smart as a whip and tough as nails |
| 43% | SYNC | 4 | Match up, as a phone and a laptop |
| 43% | SORBITOL | 8 | Sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and laxative |
| 43% | VITAMINS | 8 | Essential nutrients such as A, C, and D |
| 42% | WEEKEND | 7 | Saturday and Sunday as a whole |
| 42% | CATLIKE | 7 | Graceful and stealthy as a feline |
| 42% | SIMILES | 7 | "Fresh as a daisy" and "strong as an oak" |
| 42% | INSYNC | 6 | Harmonized, as a film and its soundtrack (2 wds.) |
| 42% | LEVIATHAN | 9 | Biblical monster, depicted as a fish and/or reptile |
| 42% | DAFFODILS | 9 | Wordsworth wandered lonely as a cloud and saw them |
| 41% | STAKE | 5 | Put down, as a wager... and a synonym for 31a |
| 41% | NEOPETS | 7 | Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon |
| 41% | KERR | 4 | Steve with nine NBA titles as a player and coach |
| 41% | THRILLER | 8 | A film genre such as horror and crime |
| 41% | CONTRAST | 8 | A sharp difference such as day and night |
| 41% | IDENTIFIEDITASAGSHARP | 21 | As a toddler visiting a farm, Mystery Person heard a pig squeal and ... |
| 40% | RENO | 4 | City in Nevada, US, noted as a gambling and divorce centre |