| DOWN | Like this answer, directionally |
| ACR | Like this answer, directionally: Abbr. |
| ACROSS | Unlike this answer directionally |
| POKEMONTRAINER | Person who wrangles creatures such as Pikachu whose first word is a finger jab + an abbreviation for the first day of the workweek: 2 wds. (Theme answer: This puzzle is shaped like this answer's secon |
| NOTFARFROMHERE | Like this answer, literally |
| CLOSETOTHEEDGE | Like this answer, literally |
| BEFOREIFORGET | Like this answer, literally |
| ONTOPOFTHEWORLD | Like this answer, literally |
| NEXTTONOTHING | Like this answer, literally |
| ABBR | Shortened, like this answer? |
| CENTRAL | Most important, like this answer |
| GET | Figure out (like this answer) |
| EDGY | Pushing against a boundary ... like this answer? |
| ROUND | Shaped like this answer's second letter |
| OVAL | Shaped like this answer's first letter, say |
| INCAPS | Like this answer, and all the others covered above (2,4) |
| PERPENDICULAR | Like this answer, relative to 1 dn, in style of construction |
| HORIZONTAL | Nothing like this answer, and that’s flat! |
| GOVT | Many prefer it to be small ... like this answer's presentation, maybe? |
| SSE | This corner of this puzzle, directionally |
