| 100% | CHIC | 4 | Smart and trendy, like an outfit |
| 52% | STYLISH | 7 | Smart and trendy |
| 46% | SLY | 3 | Smart and sneaky, like a fox |
| 46% | TYPEA | 5 | Like an impatient and competitive personality |
| 45% | OBTUSE | 6 | Like an angle between 90º and 180º |
| 45% | OBTUSE | 6 | Like an angle between 90° and 180° |
| 43% | WISE | 4 | Smart, like an owl |
| 43% | GIRLY | 5 | Like outfits with ruffles and lace |
| 41% | PHI | 3 | Greek letter that looks like an I and O superimposed |
| 41% | AIRLEAK | 7 | Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing |
| 40% | MEATY | 5 | Like a substantial and complicated role, to an actor |
| 40% | CELEBRATE | 9 | Party and acknowledge an event, like Easter |
| 39% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds from an enthusiastic crowd, like aahs and ___ |
| 39% | SWIVELS | 7 | Turns round and round like an office chair |
| 39% | OVOID | 5 | Round and empty, like an egg |
| 39% | AIRY | 4 | Breezy and open, like an atrium |
| 39% | ACUTE | 5 | Severe and sudden, like an illness |
| 39% | PERKS | 5 | Benefits like a company car and an expense account |
| 38% | ORKAN | 5 | Like Orson and Mork, on an old sitcom |
| 38% | SILKY | 5 | Smooth and lustrous, like an expensive blouse |
| 38% | ATASLANT | 8 | Like an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends |
| 38% | TRAGIC | 6 | Like a play with an unhappy ending, such as "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 38% | PAPERY | 6 | Thin and dry, like an onion's skin |
| 38% | PANT | 4 | Huff and puff, like an athlete after training |
| 38% | PRIM | 4 | Stuffy and proper, like an old-timey schoolmarm |
| 37% | GAPTOOTHED | 10 | Like some smiles in an orthodontist's office ... and like three puzzle rows |
| 37% | DRY | 3 | Like somebody under an umbrella, and what's added to four starred answers |
| 37% | WET | 3 | Like somebody without an umbrella, and what's added to four starred answers |
| 36% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 36% | AERY | 4 | Dwelling on an elevated and secluded position, like a nest of an eagle |