| 100% | HOWLER | 6 | __ monkey, primate with a deafening shriek |
| 52% | BABOON | 6 | Primate with a muzzle |
| 51% | BABOON | 6 | Primate with a doglike muzzle |
| 50% | APE | 3 | Primate with a knack for copying |
| 46% | ORGANGRINDER | 12 | Man with a monkey, stereotypically |
| 46% | DORA | 4 | Explorer with a monkey pal |
| 45% | DORA | 4 | Noted explorer traveling with a monkey |
| 45% | ROSS | 4 | "Friends" character with a pet monkey |
| 45% | DORA | 4 | Toon with a monkey named Boots |
| 44% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon explorer with a monkey named Boots |
| 44% | CAPUCHIN | 8 | Franciscan monk shares name with a monkey |
| 44% | IKEA | 4 | Retailer associated with a coat-wearing monkey |
| 44% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon's explorer with a monkey buddy |
| 44% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon kid with a monkey named Boots |
| 44% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon's explorer with a monkey friend |
| 44% | APE | 3 | What some people confuse with a monkey |
| 44% | GULL | 4 | Shorebird with a distinctive shriek |
| 44% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey with a silky coat |
| 44% | TITI | 4 | Monkey with a repetitive name |
| 43% | ALI | 3 | "Aladdin" prince with a monkey as a pet |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon cartoon character with a monkey named Boots |
| 43% | HEARNOEVIL | 10 | Phrase associated with a monkey covering its ears |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Animated character with a monkey sidekick named Boots |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon character with a monkey friend named Boots |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Kid's TV Explorer with a monkey companion |
| 43% | MAILCHIMP | 9 | Online marketing giant with a primate in its logo |
| 43% | APE | 3 | Primate that's bigger than a monkey |
| 42% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon explorer who is friends with a monkey named Boots |
| 42% | APE | 3 | A large type of primate; rhymes with crepe |
| 42% | SEENO | 5 | With 97-Across, a proverbial monkey's advice |