| 100% | PEDIGREE | 8 | An animal's descent that proves it to be purebred |
| 44% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that is used to humans |
| 42% | PETS | 4 | Animals that may be subject to an apartment restriction |
| 41% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Animal that is unable to fly with its ears, regrettably |
| 41% | ADRIAN | 6 | “Thought she was ___, it’s been rocky ever since” (Jay-Z lyric that alludes to an onscreen pairing) |
| 40% | VOLES | 5 | Animals that become different animals when their first letter is changed to an "M" |
| 39% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that's unlikely to bite |
| 39% | BAA | 3 | Sound from an animal that's being sheared |
| 39% | ASP | 3 | Animal that becomes another animal when w is added to the beginning of its name |
| 38% | PUG | 3 | Dog sometimes considered to be so ugly that it's cute |
| 37% | HIRE | 4 | Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an "f" |
| 37% | MOOSE | 5 | North American animal that, as an adult, needs about 10,000 calories daily to maintain its weight |
| 37% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 37% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 37% | LOIN | 4 | Body part that becomes an animal when its vowels are swapped |
| 37% | TABOO | 5 | Like an issue that it's unacceptable to discuss |
| 37% | LIE | 3 | Detector that will prove if it's the truth |
| 37% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument that becomes a woodwind instrument when an F is added to the start of its name |
| 37% | LEBARON | 7 | Chrysler model whose name becomes that of a country when its fifth letter is changed to an n |
| 36% | NYT | 3 | Its slogan is "All the News That's Fit to Print": Abbr. |
| 36% | ACOUSTICVERSION | 15 | *Song that's been modified to have an intimate sound |
| 36% | DDAY | 4 | An exhibit at F.D.R.'s presidential library is dedicated to it |
| 36% | NYT | 3 | Its motto is "All the News That's Fit to Print," in brief |
| 36% | CHE | 3 | Who said "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall" |
| 36% | PTA | 3 | School gp. that sometimes has an "S" added to its name |
| 35% | PRAIRIEDOG | 10 | Animal that's more akin to a squirrel than a canine, despite its name |
| 35% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | Term for an item that is essential to a film's plot |
| 35% | TABOOBOOBOO | 11 | Injury that's so embarrassing no one is allowed to mention it? |
| 35% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that prove to be true ...": 2 wds. |