| 100% | SANDCAT | 7 | Animal named for the color of its fur and for its natural habitat |
| 45% | ECRU | 4 | Small Mississippi town established by Colonel William Clark Falkner and named after the color of its first railroad depot |
| 43% | SQUID | 5 | Colossal ___, marine animal filmed in its natural habitat for the first time in 2025 |
| 42% | NUTRIA | 6 | Another name for the coypu or its fur |
| 42% | POUNDCAKE | 9 | Dessert named for the weight of its ingredients |
| 42% | STARAPPLE | 9 | Fruit named for the appearance of its cross section |
| 41% | EUROSTEP | 8 | Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin |
| 41% | ALBANY | 6 | It's named for the Duke of York |
| 41% | ADA | 3 | Oklahoma city named for the daughter of its first 4-Down |
| 40% | REDDEER | 7 | Animal named for its coat color |
| 40% | SHOEGAZE | 8 | Genre named for the tendency of its performers to look down while playing |
| 39% | SONY | 4 | Tech giant that originally got its name from a combination of the Latin word for sound and a slang term for a young boy |
| 39% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BLUEBELL | 8 | Flower named for its color and shape |
| 39% | RED | 3 | Variety of 12a that shares its name with the color of strawberries |
| 39% | WHITE | 5 | Variety of 12a that shares its name with the color of snow |
| 39% | OLIVE | 5 | Color named for the green fruit popular for its oil |
| 39% | PINTAIL | 7 | Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy |
| 39% | TUES | 4 | It's named for the Norse god of war: Abbr. |
| 39% | PAMPASCAT | 9 | Striped or spotted animal named for its habitat |
| 39% | HOLLAND | 7 | Region of and another name for the Netherlands |
| 38% | DEEP | 4 | & 8A Name for the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina |
| 38% | PEACH | 5 | Color named for the interior flesh of the fruit used in cobbler |
| 38% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz legend and onetime neighbor of the USTA National Tennis Center, for whom its second-largest stadium is named (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NEHI | 4 | Company named for the exaggerated height of its tallish bottles |
| 38% | PIGMENT | 7 | The natural color of animal or plant material |
| 37% | ORANGE | 6 | Fruit with the name of its color |
| 37% | INDIGO | 6 | Rainbow color whose name is derived from the country of its origin |
| 37% | LAVENDER | 8 | Color named after the eponymous flower used for its scent |
| 37% | ASP | 3 | Animal that becomes another animal when w is added to the beginning of its name |