| 100% | URIC | 4 | — acid, white compound; chief nitrogenous waste present in the urine of birds, reptiles, and insects |
| 30% | BRANCUSI | 8 | Romanian sculptor of Bird in Space and The Kiss |
| 28% | SEMILLON | 8 | White wine grape grown in Australia and the Bordeaux area of France |
| 28% | LANNERFALCON | 12 | Bird of prey found in SE Europe, Africa and the Middle East |
| 28% | RAHMEMANUEL | 11 | Chief of staff in the Obama White House |
| 27% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 27% | LOCUST | 6 | Insect of warm and tropical regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation |
| 27% | LINACRE | 7 | Thomas —, chief founder and first president of the Royal College of Physicians in London |
| 26% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 26% | ASPIRIN | 7 | White crystalline compound used in the form of tablets to relieve pain |
| 26% | THOR | 4 | The hammer-wielding god of thunder and lightning in Norse mythology, and chief protagonist of the upcoming Marvel film |
| 25% | REIDS | 5 | Actress Tara who plays April in "Sharknado" films and Andy, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 25% | CRAWS | 5 | The crops of birds or insects |
| 25% | TUI | 3 | New Zealand bird of the honeyeater family with a bluish-green plumage and white tuft under the throat |
| 25% | HARRY | 5 | With 35-Across, longtime White Sox and Cubs sportscaster inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1994 |
| 25% | PINK | 4 | In the ___ of health (hale and hearty) |
| 25% | JAMESBAKER | 10 | White House Chief of Staff for Reagan and George H.W. Bush (and also a Secretary of the Treasury): 2 wds. |
| 25% | OGRE | 4 | Beastly follower of the White Witch in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" |
| 24% | COBRAS | 6 | Reptiles in the logos of some dojos |
| 24% | FEATHER | 7 | Outgrowth in the external body of birds |
| 24% | EGRETS | 6 | White birds of the Everglades |
| 24% | EGRET | 5 | White bird of the Everglades |
| 24% | MIRIAM | 6 | In the Bible, the older sister of Moses and Aaron |
| 24% | USD | 3 | Green in the Red, White, and Blue: abbr. |
| 24% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird in the opening of "The Colbert Report" |
| 24% | SWAN | 4 | Bird in the title of a famous ballet |
| 24% | OWL | 3 | Bird in the logo of Wise potato chips |
| 24% | JURASSIC | 8 | *Period in the Age of Reptiles |
| 24% | HOUSE | 5 | & 15A Bird of the swallow family with a white-and-bluish-black plumage |
| 24% | RUST | 4 | Substance formed when iron compounds corrode in the presence of water and oxygen |