| 100% | KOALA | 5 | Animal whose main diet, eucalyptus leaves, is poisonous to humans |
| 44% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose blood is poisonous to humans |
| 44% | APE | 3 | Animal whose genetic structure is close to a human's |
| 41% | GRANIVORE | 9 | Animal whose main diet consists of seeds |
| 41% | APE | 3 | Animal whose genetic structure is close to humans' |
| 37% | HERBIVORE | 9 | Animal whose diet is only plant-based |
| 36% | DONKEY | 6 | Animal whose milk is used to make Pule cheese |
| 36% | CARNIVORE | 9 | An animal whose diet is other animals |
| 35% | MINK | 4 | Animal whose fur is sometimes used to make winter coats |
| 35% | COW | 3 | Animal whose milk is used to make most US cheeses |
| 35% | PIG | 3 | Animal whose heart was successfully transplanted into a human in 2022 |
| 35% | SEVILLE | 7 | Orange variety whose main use is to make marmalade |
| 35% | BEA | 3 | "How to ___ Human Being" (Glass Animals album) |
| 34% | OKAPI | 5 | Animal whose tongue is long enough to clean its eyelids and ears |
| 34% | EWE | 3 | Female animal whose milk is used to make feta cheese |
| 34% | ELMS | 4 | Trees whose leaves are susceptible to beetles |
| 33% | TARO | 4 | Plant whose leaves are used to make laulau |
| 32% | EELS | 4 | Fish whose blood is toxic to humans |
| 32% | COCA | 4 | Plant whose leaves are steeped to make an Andean tea |
| 32% | ZOONOSES | 8 | Animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans |
| 32% | RABBITS | 7 | Animals who are attracted to veggie patch leaves |
| 31% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | SON | 3 | Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion" |
| 31% | TAME | 4 | Like an animal that is used to humans |
| 31% | EEL | 3 | Thin fish whose blood is toxic to humans |
| 31% | SASSAFRAS | 9 | Tree whose leaves are ground and dried to make filé powder |
| 30% | APE | 3 | Animal that is genetically close to humans |
| 30% | MINT | 4 | Perennial herb whose aromatic leaves are used to flavour toothpaste |
| 30% | TIDE | 4 | Its pods are poisonous to eat |
| 29% | CROCODILE | 9 | Animal whose tears are fake |