| 100% | PUFFIN | 6 | Black and white seabird, similar to a penguin |
| 56% | AUK | 3 | Cliff-dwelling seabird, similar to a penguin |
| 52% | AUKS | 4 | Black and white seabirds |
| 50% | AUK | 3 | Small black and white seabird |
| 50% | FREEPALESTINE | 13 | Slogan sometimes seen next to a flag that’s black, white, green, and red |
| 50% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white seabird that can't fly |
| 50% | CARRIONCROW | 11 | European bird similar to the rook whose black plumage has a green and blue gloss |
| 48% | KEYS | 4 | Black and white parts of a piano |
| 46% | PANDA | 5 | Black and white herbivorous mammal related to the raccoon |
| 46% | BADGER | 6 | Black and white mammal that lives in a sett |
| 46% | ORCA | 4 | Black and white "whale" that is actually a dolphin |
| 46% | FIRTREE | 7 | Similar to a pine and a popular Christmas conifer |
| 46% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white flightless bird native to the Southern Hemisphere |
| 46% | OSPREY | 6 | Black and white bird of prey known to hunt fish |
| 46% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white birds suited to the cold |
| 45% | PUF{FIN} | 8 | Black-and-white seabird with a large orange beak |
| 45% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird of prey similar to a falcon and hawk |
| 45% | ORCA | 4 | What's black and white and a threat all over? |
| 44% | PANDAS | 6 | Giant black and white "bears" native to China |
| 44% | QRCODE | 6 | Scannable black-and-white square … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 44% | REFS | 4 | People wearing black and white on a sports field, for short |
| 42% | KEYS | 4 | White and black parts of a piano |
| 42% | ORCA | 4 | Black-and-white colored killer whale known to be a deadly predator |
| 41% | ALTERNATE | 9 | What black and white squares do on a chessboard |
| 41% | ISIS | 4 | Group with a black and white flag |
| 40% | RAZORBILL | 9 | Medium-sized seabird, primarily black with a white underside |
| 40% | PIANO | 5 | Musical instrument with black and white keys, with a name originating from Italian |
| 39% | GRAY | 4 | Black and white? |
| 39% | GRAY | 4 | Black and white |
| 39% | SQUADCAR | 8 | Black and white |