| 100% | PALEALES | 8 | Beers with a light color and slightly hoppy flavor |
| 48% | IPA | 3 | Craft beer with a hoppy flavor: Abbr. |
| 46% | ALE | 3 | Type of beer with a bitter flavor and higher alcoholic content |
| 42% | PALE | 4 | With 56-Across, light-colored beer with a hoppy taste |
| 39% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese with a light, nutty flavor |
| 39% | PALEALE | 7 | Light-colored beer with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MINER | 5 | Worker with a light and a pick |
| 37% | SAGE | 4 | Herb with a slightly peppery flavor |
| 37% | LAVALAMP | 8 | A light with shifting colored wax, a 1960s fad |
| 37% | OREO | 4 | Cookie with a Root Beer Float flavor |
| 36% | MINIGOLF | 8 | Game played with a putter and colored balls |
| 36% | CLARO | 5 | Cigar with a light-colored wrapper |
| 36% | HERRINGGULL | 11 | Large bird with a light-grey back, white underparts and black-tipped wings |
| 35% | BIGRED | 6 | Soda with a size and a color in its name |
| 35% | REDVELVET | 9 | A colored cake flavor made with cocoa powder |
| 35% | SNAPINC | 7 | Tech company with a bright yellow color scheme and ghost logo |
| 34% | RASP | 4 | Berry that comes in different colors and is a popular pie flavor |
| 33% | LAYS | 4 | Chips brand with a "Sour Cream and Onion" flavor |
| 33% | ESPADRILLE | 10 | Light shoe with a canvas upper and braided cord sole |
| 33% | DIETDRPEPPER | 12 | Drink with zero calories and a blend of 23 flavors |
| 32% | WHITE | 5 | Color commonly associated with doves ... and a word used with 26a to signify 50a |
| 32% | ALE | 3 | Beer with a bittering agent |
| 32% | BASSALE | 7 | Beer with a triangular logo |
| 32% | CORONA | 6 | Beer with a crown logo |
| 32% | STROHS | 6 | Beer with a lion logo |
| 32% | RAMEN | 5 | Soup that can be made with instant noodles and a flavor packet |
| 32% | VANITY | 6 | Type of table found in a dressing room with mirror and lights |
| 32% | ALE | 3 | Beer with a top-fermenting yeast |
| 32% | ALE | 3 | Beer with a higher alcoholic content |
| 32% | BASSALE | 7 | Beer with a red-triangle logo |