| 100% | WOLFLIKE | 8 | Similar in appearance to a lupine creature |
| 68% | CATLIKE | 7 | Similar in appearance to a feline |
| 67% | SKIRTLIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to a kilt or culottes |
| 66% | QUINCE | 6 | Golden fruit, similar in appearance to a pear |
| 61% | PECAN | 5 | A brown nut similar in appearance to a walnut |
| 54% | HORSELIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to an equine |
| 43% | ELF | 3 | Creature similar to a dwarf or a pixie |
| 43% | ELF | 3 | Creature similar to a sprite or a fairy |
| 43% | SEEDPOTATO | 10 | Its 31-Down might be similar in size (and function) to a pea |
| 43% | OGRE | 4 | Creature compared to an onion in a 2001 animated-film classic |
| 42% | COM | 3 | Common domain name in a URL, similar to ".net" |
| 42% | PEAS | 4 | Like two ___ in a pod (very similar to each other) |
| 42% | FERRET | 6 | Furry creature similar to a weasel |
| 41% | OGRE | 4 | Creature that Donkey tries to compare to parfait, in a 2001 animated classic |
| 41% | STEVE | 5 | Comic Harvey, with a cameo appearance in “Madea Goes to Jail” |
| 41% | TOAD | 4 | Creature that's similar to a frog |
| 41% | BALLJOINT | 9 | *Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 41% | BALLJOINT | 9 | Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 40% | ELF | 3 | Fictional creature similar to a gnome or a dwarf |
| 40% | PAINTERLY | 9 | In a manner similar to a brush-wielding artist |
| 39% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | HELLO | 5 | In ASL, it looks similar to a salute |
| 38% | SYNONYM | 7 | Word that shares a similar meaning to another one, as you would find in a thesaurus |
| 38% | PYGMYSHREW | 10 | The American ___, a creature believed to be the second smallest mammal in the world: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NONET | 5 | Group similar to a Miles Davis-led band formed in the late 1940s, e.g. |
| 37% | INBRED | 6 | Natural to a creature |
| 37% | GROUSE | 6 | Complain to a creature |
| 37% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MANDOLIN | 8 | Small instrument in Bluegrass, similar to a lute |
| 36% | SWOONS | 6 | Reacts to a heartthrob's appearance |