| 100% | REPTILE | 7 | A snake or lizard is this class of animal | 
| 56% | REPTILE | 7 | A snake is this type of animal | 
| 54% | REPTILE | 7 | Family of animals that are cold-blooded like a snake or lizard | 
| 45% | SKUNKS | 6 | A group of these animals is a stench or surfeit | 
| 45% | SHARK | 5 | A great white is this type of this animal | 
| 45% | COMPUTER | 8 | A Mac or iMac is a type of this | 
| 43% | KOMODO | 6 | This type of dragon is actually a giant lizard | 
| 43% | PORCUPINE | 9 | A group of this animal is called a prickle | 
| 43% | ZEBRAS | 6 | A group of these animals is called a zeal | 
| 43% | REPTILE | 7 | A cold-blooded animal such as a lizard or snake | 
| 43% | REDDEER | 7 | Female of this animal is called a hind | 
| 42% | OVEN | 4 | A kiln is one of these, used for wood or clay | 
| 41% | EAR | 3 | A mantis is the only animal known to have just one of these | 
| 39% | FUNGUS | 6 | A mushroom or toadstool is this | 
| 39% | ITHASITSUPSANDDOWNS | 19 | "There are positives as well as negatives" ... or a description of this puzzle's theme | 
| 39% | NUT | 3 | Reggie Jackson was one of these in 1966 when he played Class A ball with Modesto | 
| 38% | SCENES | 6 | People who are apoplectic don't really care if they make a few of these or not | 
| 38% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle | 
| 38% | NOID | 4 | Reason to be barred from a bar ... or the theme of this puzzle | 
| 37% | GREYHOUND | 9 | As a bison is a member of a herd, one of these animals is a member of a leash | 
| 37% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases | 
| 37% | APE | 3 | Kind of animal a gibbon is | 
| 37% | ICE | 3 | A drink is incomplete without a cube or two of this | 
| 37% | DONKEY | 6 | A zedonk is a zebra crossed with this animal | 
| 37% | AARDVARK | 8 | Arthur Read is this type of animal | 
| 37% | GORILLA | 7 | King Kong is this kind of animal | 
| 37% | SNAKE | 5 | An anaconda is this kind of animal | 
| 36% | DRAY | 4 | A group of squirrels is called a scurry or this | 
| 36% | WARTHOG | 7 | Pumbaa is this kind of animal in The Lion King | 
| 36% | ONE | 3 | Being this, out of a million, makes you really special |