| 100% | WOLF | 4 | Animal that howls at the moon and can detect sounds up to at least 25,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 56% | OWL | 3 | Barn ___, "wise" bird of prey that can detect sounds up to 12,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 56% | MOTH | 4 | Greater wax ___, butterfly-like insect that can detect sounds up to 300,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 56% | DOLPHIN | 7 | Intelligent ocean swimmer with a "bottlenose" variety that can detect sounds up to 150,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 48% | WHALE | 5 | Blue ___, largest animal in the world that can detect sounds as low as 10 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 44% | PIGEON | 6 | City bird once used as a messenger that can detect sounds below 1 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 33% | FLOW | 4 | Ebb and ___ Animal that howls at the moon |
| 30% | WOLF | 4 | Animal that howls at the moon |
| 24% | FRANGLAIS | 9 | Hybrid linguistic term that hints at the answers to 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 24% | WOLF | 4 | Wild dog that howls at the moon |
| 24% | MOOSE | 5 | Animal that can weigh up to 1,800 pounds and run 35 m.p.h. |
| 24% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 23% | SUGAR | 5 | ___ Balloons, sweet edibles from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" that can blow up to huge sizes |
| 23% | PET | 3 | Animal that goes to the vet and rhymes with "vet" |
| 23% | TAPIRS | 6 | Large animals that look a little pig-like, are related to rhinos and live in the Amazon |
| 23% | PHASER | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 23% | RAYGUN | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 23% | ALLIGATOR | 9 | Animal that can grow up to 3,000 teeth in its lifetime |
| 22% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Don't give up," and a suggestion that can apply to 17-, 25-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 22% | TAKEITTOTHEBANK | 15 | "You can count on that!," and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across |
| 22% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 22% | AMP | 3 | Sound-boosting item that can be hooked up to a guitar |
| 21% | COW | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 21% | PIG | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 21% | INFRA | 5 | Range of light that's invisible to the human eye |
| 21% | KOALA | 5 | Animal that can sleep up to 22 hours a day |
| 21% | MOVERS | 6 | Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months |
| 21% | CAMEL | 5 | Animal that can travel up to 100 desert miles without water |
| 21% | APOLLO | 6 | NASA space project that took humans to the moon |
| 21% | ROCKETLAWNCHAIRS | 16 | Outdoor furniture that can fly you to the moon? |