| 100% | POLO | 4 | Anagram of "pool" heard in a pool |
| 66% | MARCO | 5 | Cry heard in a pool game |
| 63% | DNA | 3 | Strands in a pool of blood? |
| 62% | DEEP | 4 | Opposite of shallow, in a swimming pool |
| 62% | MOO | 3 | Sound heard in a herd of cows |
| 62% | MOO | 3 | Sound heard in a herd of cattle |
| 60% | SWIMTEAM | 8 | Squad of athletes who compete in a pool: 2 wds. |
| 59% | FIFTEEN | 7 | Number of object balls in a game of 8-ball pool |
| 59% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 59% | SIGN | 4 | Communicate with the hard of hearing, in a way |
| 58% | YABBA | 5 | Start of a cry heard in Bedrock |
| 58% | ERA | 3 | Anagram of 26-Across, that means a period in time |
| 58% | COPILOT | 7 | A plane's second in command; anagram of top coil |
| 58% | EIGHTBALL | 9 | The black sphere in a game of pool |
| 57% | ACT | 3 | Anagram of the animal in 23a which is what Ryan Reynolds does for a living |
| 57% | JAZZ | 4 | Genre of music you'd hear in a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade |
| 56% | SWIMUPBAR | 9 | Place for getting drinks in the middle of a pool |
| 56% | CAROM | 5 | American term for a cannon in the game of pool |
| 53% | CUE | 3 | A long piece of wood you would use in Pool or Snooker |
| 52% | APT | 3 | Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE |
| 51% | STENOPAD | 8 | It's often used in a pool |
| 51% | FEETFIRST | 9 | One way to jump in a pool |
| 51% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Olympic team sport played in a pool |
| 51% | WATERPROOFWATCH | 15 | It can be worn in a pool |
| 51% | BAPTISM | 7 | Some churches do this in a pool |
| 51% | SWIMCLUB | 8 | Where to do laps in a pool |
| 51% | TOOL | 4 | Item in a kit (anagram of "loot") |
| 51% | PINTO | 5 | Bean in a burrito (anagram of "point") |
| 51% | EYES | 4 | "Two pools of light, a mirror bright," in generative A.I. poetry |
| 51% | LEDE | 4 | Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed") |