| 100% | ABASH | 5 | "And sore must be the storm / That could ___ the little Bird / That kept so many warm": Dickinson |
| 32% | DARKNESS | 8 | The more there is, the less you can see |
| 31% | OWLS | 4 | Birds that can twist their heads most of the way around |
| 30% | STP | 3 | Product with the old jingle line "One little can will keep you running free" |
| 30% | PRECISE | 7 | Being exactly that and neither more nor less |
| 30% | DOVE | 4 | White bird that symbolizes "peace" and is released during many ceremonies |
| 30% | DUCK | 4 | Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 30% | MAC | 3 | "A ___ and cheese is something that can actually be so personal" (Porowski) |
| 29% | BIRDS | 5 | Animals that can be paired with the words early, lady and whirly |
| 29% | CITRATE | 7 | Salt that can be derived from the acid in lemons and limes |
| 29% | ALONE | 5 | "How happy is the little stone / That rambles in the road ___": Emily Dickinson |
| 29% | PSITTACOSIS | 11 | Infectious disease of parrots and other birds that can be transmitted to humans |
| 29% | CROW | 4 | Raven relative that symbolizes the "Third Eye" and is featured in many folklores |
| 29% | GLOBE | 5 | Spherical representation of the earth that can be seen in the Pepsi logo in red, white, and blue |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | Pronoun that can be spelled with a slash between the first and second letters |
| 29% | GOBI | 4 | ___ desert, Mongolian region that is less sandy and more rocky |
| 28% | EMU | 3 | Flightless bird that's a native of Australia and is the second-largest living bird |
| 28% | MANGOS | 6 | Foods that can be prepared "hedgehog-style," so-named for the crisscross patterns of cuts |
| 28% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 28% | CAST | 4 | Action that can be done to the starts of 20-, 35-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 28% | DUMB | 4 | In the movie, Lloyd is this and Harry is more so |
| 28% | FALCON | 6 | Peregrine ___, bird of prey which is the fastest bird in the world that can reach a speed of 240 mph |
| 28% | USEFUL | 6 | "Choose the life that is most ______, and habit will make it the most agreeable" — Francis Bacon |
| 28% | OWL | 3 | Flaco the ___, bird that escaped the Central Park Zoo and is now living in Central Park |
| 28% | GIFT | 4 | Something that can be wrapped using the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 28% | GOLDEN | 6 | ___ ticket, allusion meaning "a golden opportunity" that can be seen in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 28% | SIMPLEMACHINE | 13 | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| 28% | DODO | 4 | Bird that is no more |
| 28% | MOA | 3 | Bird that is no more |
| 28% | THERE | 5 | "___ has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food," quote from the TV series "Parks and Recreation" |