| 100% | SMALL | 5 | With 1-Down, like whiskey that isn't mass-produced |
| 47% | KNOCKDRAGOUT | 12 | With 1 Down, like a free-for-all fight |
| 42% | SAME | 4 | With 1-Down, like some marriages |
| 41% | MILD | 4 | Like salsa that isn't spicy |
| 41% | MATTE | 5 | Like paint that isn't glossy |
| 40% | SARA | 4 | With 8-Down, dessert brand that "nobody doesn't like" |
| 39% | CARED | 5 | Liked, with 1-Down |
| 38% | PET | 3 | With 1-Down, small thing that really bothers you |
| 37% | ART | 3 | With 1 Down, retro style |
| 37% | ORAL | 4 | Like traditions that aren't written down |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | With 1 Down, ''Open sesame'' sayer |
| 37% | ODD | 3 | Number that isn't even, e.g. 1, 3, 5, 7 |
| 36% | UPSIDECAKE | 10 | With 1 Down, dessert sometimes made with pineapple |
| 36% | SHIRLEY | 7 | With 1 Down, first Black woman in congress |
| 36% | HEART | 5 | With 1-Down, Valentine's Day treat that may contain an "I Luv U" message |
| 35% | MESSY | 5 | Like a room that isn't clean |
| 35% | NODICE | 6 | "Looks like that isn't gonna happen" |
| 35% | DIM | 3 | Like a bulb that isn't bright |
| 35% | NEAT | 4 | Like whiskey with no ice |
| 35% | RATTY | 5 | Like many old wharves or like that T-shirt from college that you can never seem to part with |
| 35% | IDLE | 4 | Like a bike that isn't turned on |
| 35% | REAR | 4 | Like a mirror that isn't "front" view? |
| 35% | DRY | 3 | Like a towel that isn't "wet" yet? |
| 34% | GOT | 3 | With 1-Down, wasn't held accountable, say |
| 34% | FLOCK | 5 | Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle |
| 34% | READABLE | 8 | Like a book that you don't want to put down |
| 34% | RHETORICAL | 10 | Like a question that isn't really a question |
| 34% | DRAFTY | 6 | Like a room that isn't properly insulated, probably |
| 34% | ACUTE | 5 | Like an angle that isn't obtuse or right |
| 34% | RASH | 4 | Like a decision that isn't well-thought-out |