| 100% | SILKY | 5 | Smooth and lustrous, like an expensive blouse |
| 46% | SILKEN | 6 | Smooth and lustrous |
| 46% | SATINY | 6 | Smooth and lustrous |
| 46% | SLEEK | 5 | Smooth and lustrous |
| 46% | SILKY | 5 | Smooth and lustrous |
| 41% | TYPEA | 5 | Like an impatient and competitive personality |
| 41% | LIMOUSIN | 8 | French cattle breed a bit like an expensive car |
| 40% | SILKY | 5 | Smooth and luxurious, like a fine fabric |
| 40% | OBTUSE | 6 | Like an angle between 90º and 180º |
| 40% | OBTUSE | 6 | Like an angle between 90° and 180° |
| 38% | ALEG | 4 | Expensive, it costs an arm and __ |
| 37% | CREAMY | 6 | Thick and smooth, like mousse |
| 37% | PHI | 3 | Greek letter that looks like an I and O superimposed |
| 36% | AIRLEAK | 7 | Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing |
| 36% | LUBED | 5 | Like many smooth-running car engines and bicycle chains |
| 36% | MEATY | 5 | Like a substantial and complicated role, to an actor |
| 36% | CELEBRATE | 9 | Party and acknowledge an event, like Easter |
| 35% | ALEG | 4 | Costs an arm and ___ (is expensive): 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARM | 3 | Cost an ___ and a leg (be very expensive) |
| 35% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds from an enthusiastic crowd, like aahs and ___ |
| 35% | SWIVELS | 7 | Turns round and round like an office chair |
| 35% | CHIC | 4 | Smart and trendy, like an outfit |
| 35% | OVOID | 5 | Round and empty, like an egg |
| 35% | AIRY | 4 | Breezy and open, like an atrium |
| 35% | ACUTE | 5 | Severe and sudden, like an illness |
| 34% | GLOSSY | 6 | Shiny and smooth, like a photo or magazine page |
| 34% | PERKS | 5 | Benefits like a company car and an expense account |
| 34% | ORKAN | 5 | Like Orson and Mork, on an old sitcom |
| 34% | ATASLANT | 8 | Like an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends |
| 34% | TRAGIC | 6 | Like a play with an unhappy ending, such as "Romeo and Juliet" |