| 100% | PASS | 4 | With 53-Across, look just like |
| 59% | METES | 5 | With 53 Across, apportions |
| 58% | NEW | 3 | With 53 Across, historical fresh start |
| 57% | STOPPINGBYWOODS | 15 | With 53 Across, ''miles to go'' poem |
| 57% | TWINSIE | 7 | "You look just like me!" |
| 56% | ETTU | 4 | Words associated with 53 Across |
| 56% | MINIME | 6 | Child who looks just like you |
| 54% | GOLDILOCKSAND | 13 | With 53 Across, fairy tale about a young, blonde trespasser |
| 51% | ORR | 3 | Surname that sounds just like 22 Across |
| 50% | EYE | 3 | With 5-Across, word that looks like it would sound similarly but doesn't |
| 49% | TIN | 3 | With 53-Across, jalopy |
| 49% | SAME | 4 | With 53-Across, "Ditto" |
| 49% | SNAP | 4 | "And just like that!" sound made with two fingers |
| 49% | ROM | 3 | With 14 Across, films like ''Pretty Woman'' |
| 48% | MEAT | 4 | With 53-Across, a cleaver |
| 48% | CARA | 4 | With 53-Across, Italian sugar |
| 48% | HOME | 4 | With 53-Across, concluding phase |
| 48% | THANKS | 6 | With 53 Across, hesitant answer to the question "Who starred with M. Ryan in 'Sleepless in Seattle'?" |
| 48% | ASHEN | 5 | Looking like you've seen a 53-Down |
| 48% | LIZARDS | 7 | They look like snakes with feet |
| 47% | KNUTEROCKNE | 11 | With 53-Across, 1940 Reagan film |
| 47% | PRINCIPAL | 9 | With 53-Across, where Victoria lives? |
| 47% | TURKISH | 7 | With 53-Across, a sugary treat |
| 47% | SAMEOLD | 7 | With 53-Across, "Nothing's changed" |
| 47% | IRON | 4 | With 53-Across, goethite, e.g. |
| 47% | OAK | 3 | With 53-Across, grown-up acorn |
| 47% | PAY | 3 | With 53-Across, money transfer app |
| 47% | STAR | 4 | With 53-Across, "The Mandalorian" franchise |
| 47% | DELI | 4 | Shop with 53-Across |
| 47% | BIBBED | 6 | Like a 53 Across when being fed |