| 100% | SEALION | 7 | A seal with ears and a mane, common in the Pacific |
| 47% | SHETLANDPONY | 12 | Sturdy breed of small horse originating in the UK with a long shaggy mane and tail |
| 46% | GRAY | 4 | *Idiom with the color changed! Once in a ___ moon, when something is a very common occurrence and not a rare sight |
| 46% | FIJI | 4 | I'm an island country in the South Pacific Ocean with a white dove and lion on my flag |
| 45% | RABBIT | 6 | Common burrowing mammal with long ears and a short tail |
| 44% | MOSC O WIDAHO | 13 | City in the Pacific Northwest with a Russian-sounding name |
| 43% | THROAT | 6 | Part of the body that's with ear and nose in ENT |
| 41% | OMINOUSLY | 9 | With storm clouds gathering in the background and a crow cawing in the distance |
| 41% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 40% | THEWHO | 6 | With Yes and the Band, band in an “SCTV” parody of a classic Abbott and Costello bit |
| 40% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues |
| 40% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 40% | BASSOON | 7 | Woodwind instrument with a double reed playing in the tenor and bass ranges |
| 40% | EXCUSEMEOFFICER | 15 | With 38- and 60-Across, what the man caught taking a dip in the reservoir said |
| 40% | YEAROFTHEOX | 11 | 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across |
| 40% | BADPENNY | 8 | With "a," someone undesirable ... and what's found in the circled letters? |
| 39% | TWORHYMINGWORDS | 15 | With 27-, 39-, 46- and 62-Across, a brain teaser, whose answer appears in the circled squares |
| 39% | WHERES | 6 | "___ the Money?" 2017 comedy starring King Bach and Kat Graham, with a question in the title |
| 39% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop group with a TV variety show in the 1970s and 1980s (3 wds.) |
| 39% | MARYTRAVERS | 11 | Folk singer who, in a trio with Peter and Paul, sang the 1963 hit "Puff, the Magic Dragon": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MANDOLIN | 8 | "___ Rain," 1986 song by Bruce Hornsby and the Range with a string instrument in its title |
| 39% | SPAM | 4 | E-mail with the subject “MAKE $10000 A DAY AND M33T ELIGIBLE SINGLES IN AREA,” probably |
| 39% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 39% | CATSCRADLE | 10 | Game with the figures "soldier's bed" and "fish in a dish" |
| 38% | CHEESE | 6 | With 58-Across, savory base for a canapé ... and the function of a black square in four puzzle rows? |
| 38% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common — with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 38% | RESTHARROW | 10 | Plant of the pea family such as the common - with pink flowers and a tough woody stem |
| 38% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 38% | WHAT | 4 | "___ Women Want?" 2000 romantic comedy starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, with a question in the title |
| 38% | ANZAC | 5 | In World War I, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |