| 100% | CONEY | 5 | ___ Island (which is actually a peninsula) |
| 62% | KOMODO | 6 | Island after which a lizard is named |
| 62% | SKYE | 4 | Island for which a terrier is named |
| 60% | MALTA | 5 | Island nation for which a distinctive cat is named |
| 60% | MALTA | 5 | Island nation for which a cat breed is named |
| 58% | EELPIE | 6 | Fishy dish for which a Thames island is named |
| 58% | ROCK | 4 | Turnip ___, natural attraction which is a turnip-shaped island located in Lake Huron, Michigan |
| 57% | NANAIMO | 7 | Vancouver Island city for which a chocolate treat is named |
| 56% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | American film by Steven Spielberg which is about monstrous dinosaurs on a fictional island: 2 wds. |
| 55% | STAR | 4 | Sun is actually a ___ |
| 53% | WHALEILLBEDARNED | 16 | "An orca is actually a dolphin?!" |
| 53% | FOB | 3 | Remote that is actually a key |
| 52% | KOALA | 5 | Aussie "bear" that is actually a marsupial |
| 52% | PILTDOWNMAN | 11 | Its teeth were actually a chimpanzee's |
| 51% | USSR | 4 | Cold war country which is actually cold: Abbr. |
| 51% | NARWHAL | 7 | Aquatic animal whose tusk is actually a tooth |
| 50% | FIREFOX | 7 | This browser's logo is actually a red panda |
| 50% | KOMODO | 6 | This type of dragon is actually a giant lizard |
| 50% | ORCA | 4 | Black and white "whale" that is actually a dolphin |
| 49% | SEA | 3 | With 25-Across, novelty "pet" that is actually a shrimp |
| 49% | ISLE | 4 | A small island peninsula |
| 48% | BERG | 4 | Ice mass which is a shipping hazard |
| 48% | SCROD | 5 | New England whitefish which is a staple |
| 48% | TIN | 3 | Malleable metal which is a bronze component |
| 48% | APE | 3 | Anagram of "pea" which is a beast |
| 48% | SNAIL | 5 | Mollusc which is a symbol of slowness |
| 48% | PRIUS | 5 | Popular Toyota hatchback which was a hybrid |
| 48% | ELLIS | 5 | Island over which New York and New Jersey had a long-standing territorial dispute that was settled by the Supreme Court in 1998 |
| 48% | ICARIA | 6 | Greek island which is known to have higher than normal life expectancy |
| 48% | FIJI | 4 | Island which shares its name with a bottled water brand? |