| 100% | LUMINOUS | 8 | The dong by Edward Lear had a nose like this |
| 35% | BOXFISH | 7 | The horn-nose __ has a huge nose like a person |
| 33% | NELSON | 6 | Lee ___, a fictional character created by comedian Simon Brodkin who has pranked the likes of Theresa May and Kanye West |
| 33% | FIRSTAID | 8 | Everyone should have a kit like this one |
| 33% | UNICORNS | 8 | Narwhals have a pointy horn just like these |
| 33% | TOASTY | 6 | Like a spot by the fire |
| 32% | VND | 3 | The Vietnamese dong has this currency code |
| 32% | SLIMY | 5 | Like the trail left by a slug |
| 32% | EERIE | 5 | Like a ghost story by the campfire |
| 32% | GENDERFLUID | 11 | Having a variable identity, as suggested by four squares in this puzzle |
| 32% | SOUR | 4 | Like the grapes in a fable by Aesop |
| 31% | EDITOR | 6 | This person has the final say at a newspaper |
| 31% | MOWN | 4 | Like a lawn after the grass has been cut |
| 31% | TEA | 3 | A popular beverage made by the likes of Tetley |
| 31% | TIDALWAVE | 9 | Like a tsunami but caused by the moon's gravity |
| 31% | REVVED | 6 | Blinded by the light, __ up like a deuce |
| 30% | SIXTYWATTEAU | 12 | Like a gallery that has five dozen paintings by artist Antoine? |
| 30% | UPROOTED | 8 | Like a tree that has been lifted out of the ground |
| 30% | TEA | 3 | A popular, non-alcoholic brew made by the likes of Tetley |
| 30% | STATESEAL | 9 | Idaho has the only one designed by a woman |
| 30% | NUZZLE | 6 | Caress with the nose, like a horse |
| 30% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 30% | BLT | 3 | Whitney Museum of American Art has a giant one of these by Claes Oldenburg |
| 30% | OFF | 3 | Like a faucet that has been turned all the way clockwise, say |
| 30% | GLASSSTEM | 9 | Hold a drinking vessel by this, not near the rim |
| 30% | GRUNTS | 6 | Low, guttural sounds, like the ones made by a pig |
| 29% | NONET | 5 | A chamber work by Louis Spohr was the first to bear this title |
| 29% | FALLINGDOWN | 11 | Like the contents of this puzzle's circled squares, in a nursery rhyme |
| 29% | SINUS | 5 | You need this like you need a hole in the head |
| 29% | CAROLINA | 8 | The US has a North and South version of this state |