| 100% | VAMP | 4 | Blood-sucking character that looks like a human, for short |
| 52% | TILDE | 5 | Character that looks like a wave and is widely used in Spanish names |
| 50% | GRUB | 4 | Baby insect that looks like a short, fat worm |
| 47% | PRUNE | 5 | Fruit that looks like a finger that has soaked in a bath for too long |
| 47% | EROSE | 5 | Looking like a leaf that's been lunch for a Dusky Birch Sawfly, maybe |
| 46% | TVMA | 4 | Like a show that's not for kids, in short (Hyph.) |
| 44% | ADRIFT | 6 | Word for "aimless" that looks like a synonym of 15-Across |
| 43% | EEL | 3 | Fish that looks like a snake |
| 43% | BAGEL | 5 | Bun that looks like a ring |
| 43% | URSA | 4 | Constellation that looks like a bear |
| 43% | LYRA | 4 | Constellation that looks like a harp |
| 43% | HARE | 4 | Animal that looks like a rabbit |
| 43% | OMEGA | 5 | Letter that looks like a horseshoe |
| 43% | RHO | 3 | Letter that looks like a P |
| 43% | ARTICHOKE | 9 | Vegetable that looks like a thistle |
| 43% | PULI | 4 | Canine that looks like a mop |
| 43% | LIV | 3 | Name that looks like a number |
| 43% | ACAI | 4 | Berry that looks like a blueberry |
| 43% | PEACE | 5 | Sign that looks like a V |
| 43% | PULI | 4 | Dog that looks like a mop |
| 43% | PULI | 4 | Dog that looks like a map |
| 42% | ESS | 3 | Cursive capital that looks like a flipped "&" |
| 42% | APRICOT | 7 | Fruit that looks like a small peach |
| 42% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal that looks like a large alpaca |
| 42% | RHO | 3 | Greek letter that looks like a P |
| 42% | STARFISH | 8 | Sea animal that looks like a star |
| 42% | DASH | 4 | Punctuation mark that looks like a hyphen |
| 42% | TAU | 3 | Greek letter that looks like a cross |
| 42% | WOMBAT | 6 | Marsupial that looks like a small bear |
| 42% | KAPPA | 5 | Greek letter that looks like a K |