| 100% | IMPACT | 6 | A meteor leaves this kind of crater |
| 49% | SALMON | 6 | A sockeye is this kind of fish |
| 49% | GORILLA | 7 | A silverback is this kind of primate |
| 49% | RAVIOLI | 7 | This kind of pasta is filled; looks like a pillow |
| 49% | MINT | 4 | Kind of leaves in a mojito |
| 46% | ONES | 4 | Kind of a place to the left of a decimal |
| 46% | CLOAKING | 8 | Hide a spaceship using this kind of field |
| 45% | ASH | 3 | Kind of tree, or what's left of a burnt tree |
| 45% | ABC | 3 | Kind of order ... or a hint to this puzzle's unusual construction |
| 45% | FOURH | 5 | Kind of club that's a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | ODD | 3 | Kind of number that will leave a remainder when divided by 2 |
| 45% | COALS | 5 | Kind of rocks Santa may leave in a "naughty" one's stocking |
| 44% | SOME | 4 | "Is this ___ kind of a joke?" |
| 44% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | SORCERY | 7 | “What kind of ___ is this?” (response to a seemingly impossible feat) |
| 44% | CHERRY | 6 | Chekhov wrote a play about this kind of orchard |
| 43% | HAIKU | 5 | A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity |
| 43% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | SHOOTING | 8 | Meteors are also known as this kind of star |
| 40% | PLEASANT | 8 | These kind of hours fly fast |
| 39% | DESPERATE | 9 | This kind of disease requires remedies alike |
| 39% | IHATETOASK | 10 | "This is kind of a big favor ... " |
| 39% | COCA | 4 | Kind of leaves |
| 39% | COCA | 4 | Kind of leaf |
| 39% | FIG | 3 | Kind of leaf |
| 39% | UPHILL | 6 | A challenge can be likened to this kind of battle |
| 39% | POP | 3 | "Bubblegum" is a genre of this kind of music |
| 39% | ONEHIT | 6 | This kind of musical wonder has fleeting fame |
| 39% | COMPACT | 7 | CDs are this kind of disc |
| 39% | TRICKSTER | 9 | Loki is this kind of god |