| 100% | KOALA | 5 | “Bear” that’s not actually a bear |
| 95% | KOALA | 5 | Australian animal that's not actually a bear |
| 87% | PANDA | 5 | Bear that's not really a bear |
| 85% | KOALA | 5 | Cute 'bear' from Australia that's actually not a bear |
| 82% | PANDA | 5 | "Bear" that's not really a bear |
| 79% | PANDA | 5 | Black-and-white bear that's not really a bear |
| 76% | KOALA | 5 | "Bear" that's not a bear |
| 75% | KOALA | 5 | Eucalyptus-munching Australian animal that's not really a bear |
| 74% | ELECTRIC | 8 | With 25-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 25-Across |
| 74% | JELLY | 5 | With 6-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 6-Across |
| 71% | HAY | 3 | Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen |
| 70% | DIATOM | 6 | Aquatic microorganism that's not actually composed of a pair of particles? |
| 69% | ROUGH | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a violent disturbance, and something that's not actually a house |
| 68% | MANTIS | 6 | With 38-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 38-Across (nor a 36-Across, for that matter) |
| 68% | POWER | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to someone who has great energy, and something that's not actually a house |
| 66% | WHEEL | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a part of a boat or ship, and something that's not actually a house |
| 66% | GREEN | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a glass building where plants are kept, and something that's not actually a house |
| 65% | KOALA | 5 | "Bear" that's actually a marsupial |
| 65% | DOLL | 4 | Word before "house" for a kid's plaything where they might keep Barbie and Ken, and something that's not actually a house |
| 63% | EAGRE | 5 | Bore that's not tiresome |
| 62% | BOSTON | 6 | ___ cream pie, misleading name of a dessert that's actually a cake, not a pie |
| 61% | BOMBAY | 6 | ___ duck, misleading name of a dish that's actually made of fish, not duck |
| 59% | LEANER | 6 | Throw that's not quite a ringer |
| 59% | POODLE | 6 | Toy that's not really a toy? |
| 58% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that's not in a bottle |
| 58% | OLDYELLER | 9 | Book that's not about a screaming octogenarian |
| 58% | TRIX | 4 | Cereal that's not for a silly rabbit |
| 58% | EBB | 3 | A tide that's not high |
| 58% | ICYSTARE | 8 | That's not a good look! |
| 57% | PANDA | 5 | Bear that's a symbol of diplomacy |