| 100% | PET | 3 | Animal that could have been adopted from a shelter |
| 50% | PET | 3 | Animal adopted from a shelter |
| 49% | FROGGER | 7 | Classic arcade game that could have been called Animal Crossing |
| 48% | GOAT | 4 | Animal that could be a billy or a nanny |
| 48% | BULL | 4 | Animal that can be provoked by a red cloth |
| 47% | SLUG | 4 | Animal that can mate while dangling from a mucus rope |
| 46% | EWE | 3 | Female animal that could be herded by a border collie |
| 45% | EWE | 3 | Farm animal that can be used as a pronoun in a rebus |
| 45% | AVOIDABLE | 9 | Like a situation that could have been prevented |
| 42% | RESCUE | 6 | Pet adopted from a shelter |
| 42% | CAMEL | 5 | Animal that could have one or two humps |
| 42% | EMAIL | 5 | Message that could be sent from a computer |
| 41% | PET | 3 | Furry friend adopted from a shelter, say |
| 41% | RESCUEDOG | 9 | Pooch adopted from a shelter: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AGE | 3 | Number that can be deduced from a birth date |
| 41% | SAP | 3 | Liquid that can be tapped from a maple tree |
| 41% | SLOP | 4 | Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand |
| 41% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal that can be ridden |
| 41% | OMISSION | 8 | Information that has been left out from a report, say |
| 41% | DNA | 3 | Material that can be analyzed from a mouth swab: Abbr. |
| 40% | SKUNKS | 6 | Animals that can be real stinkers? |
| 40% | THERE | 5 | "___ has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food," quote from the TV series "Parks and Recreation" |
| 40% | DUDS | 4 | Fireworks that could have been great, but weren't |
| 40% | ORE | 3 | Mineral that has just been extracted from a mine |
| 40% | GHOST | 5 | Halloween costume that can be made from a sheet |
| 40% | POURING | 7 | Describes cream that can be served from a jug |
| 40% | TOGA | 4 | Halloween costume that can be made from a bedsheet |
| 40% | TREE | 4 | It has a trunk that can't be packed |
| 40% | BATS | 4 | Animals that could be "in the belfry" |
| 40% | PONY | 4 | Animal that can be ridden by kids |