| 100% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Animal with the longest gestation, at nearly two years |
| 42% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Watery planet with the longest year |
| 41% | JUNE | 4 | Month with the longest day of the year |
| 39% | TERNS | 5 | Arctic ___ (birds with the longest known annual migration of any animal) |
| 37% | BOBBY | 5 | With 34-Across, two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist who won Athlete of the Year at the 2022 Golden Goggle Awards |
| 37% | INDIANS | 7 | Team with the longest World Series drought (71 years) |
| 36% | BYRD | 4 | Robert who was the longest-serving senator in US history, at 51 years |
| 35% | CROSSBREEDS | 11 | Animals with parents of two distinct varieties ... or a description of the pairs of shaded words? |
| 34% | HARE | 4 | Fast-running animal similar to the rabbit but with longer ears |
| 34% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | Comedy Central program where 17-Across was the longest-serving correspondent, at 12 years: 3 wds. |
| 34% | SLOTH | 5 | Along with the anteater, one of two animals in the order Pilosa |
| 33% | ADELE | 5 | Artist with two Record of the Year and two Album of the Year Grammys |
| 33% | MADONNA | 7 | "___ With the Long Neck" (Parmigianino painting) |
| 33% | CANADA | 6 | Country with the longest coastline |
| 33% | JUNE | 4 | Month with the longest day |
| 33% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Mammal with the longest neck |
| 33% | CANADA | 6 | Nation with the longest coastline |
| 33% | ASIA | 4 | Continent with the longest coastline |
| 33% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of an academic year, with a name originating from Latin |
| 32% | HURON | 5 | Great Lake with the longest shoreline |
| 32% | BIPED | 5 | Animal with two feet |
| 32% | YAK | 3 | Animal with long fur |
| 32% | ELEPHANTS | 9 | Animals with long memories? |
| 32% | SKUNK | 5 | Animal with the scientific name Mephitis mephitis ("stench stench") |
| 32% | DOUGLAS | 7 | Justice with the longest Supreme Court tenure |
| 32% | JAPAN | 5 | Major country with the longest life expectancy |
| 32% | URUGUAY | 7 | S. American country with the longest anthem |
| 32% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the longest coastline |
| 32% | TERN | 4 | Arctic ___ (bird with the longest migration route) |
| 32% | RED | 3 | Color of light with the longest wavelength |