| 100% | THREE | 5 | "The ___ Little Pigs," popular fable with a huffer and puffer |
| 55% | WOLF | 4 | Huffer and puffer in "The Three Little Pigs" |
| 45% | WOLF | 4 | "Three Little Pigs" huffer and puffer |
| 43% | FISHERMAN | 9 | "The ___ and the Little Fish," a popular fable by 38-Down about a small fish that begs for its life on account of its size |
| 42% | MOP | 3 | *Spring cleaning* "Last but not the least clean the floors with a bucket of water and this tool!" |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | "The ___ Little Pigs" (a fable) |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | "The ___ Little Pigs" (fable with the Big Bad Wolf) |
| 40% | DRYEST | 6 | The least wet, with a "y" |
| 40% | IRON | 4 | ___ Maiden, a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 40% | HARE | 4 | "The Tortoise and the ___," a popular fable |
| 39% | MYFRIENDS | 9 | With a Little Help from __, by The Beatles |
| 38% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | Set of outer clothes popular in the 1940s consisting of a long coat with wide padded shoulders and pegged trousers |
| 38% | THREE | 5 | Number of little pigs, in a fable |
| 37% | BABE | 4 | Film with the tagline “A little pig goes a long way” |
| 37% | AREZZO | 6 | Italian town with a popular Joust of the Saracens |
| 37% | SASHAY | 6 | Walk with a swing of the hips and shoulders |
| 37% | LIMO | 4 | Car with a partition between the driver and passengers |
| 37% | BABE | 4 | 1995 film with the tagline "A little pig goes a long way" |
| 36% | STEW | 4 | Dish with a little of this and a little of that |
| 36% | PLATYPUS | 8 | Creature with a duck bill and the body of a mammal |
| 36% | TUNA | 4 | A fish that is popular with Salads and melts |
| 36% | HAND | 4 | (3/6) Cut out the stem and scoop out the pumpkin pulp with your bare ___ ... or use a spoon for lesser mess he he heeee |
| 36% | TWOPARTER | 9 | Story with a cliffhanger, perhaps, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 36% | RONCO | 5 | Brand with a trademark on the phrase "Set it and forget it" |
| 35% | PEARLSBEFORESWINE | 17 | Comic strip with the characters Rat and Pig |
| 35% | ALLIE | 5 | Brosh with the webcomic "Hyperbole and a Half" |
| 35% | BABE | 4 | 1995 film with the tag line "A little pig goes a long way" |
| 35% | WRINKLEINTIME | 13 | With "A," classic science fantasy novel, and a feature of the theme answers |
| 35% | YEAROFTHEMONKEY | 15 | 2004 ... with a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 35% | BASSOON | 7 | Woodwind instrument with a double reed playing in the tenor and bass ranges |