| 100% | ROE | 3 | Caviar source (and anagram of 13a) |
| 70% | YEA | 3 | Synonym and anagram of 13a |
| 57% | ORE | 3 | Metal source (and anagram of 12a) |
| 52% | YEA | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "Aye" |
| 52% | EVIL | 4 | Synonym and anagram of "vile" |
| 52% | TONE | 4 | Synonym and anagram of "note" |
| 52% | ENRAGED | 7 | Synonym and anagram of "angered" |
| 52% | ALGENIB | 7 | Star and anagram of Bengali |
| 52% | AYE | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "yea" |
| 52% | ITS | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "'Tis" |
| 52% | METE | 4 | Homophone and anagram of "meet" |
| 52% | TIDE | 4 | Homophone and anagram of "tied" |
| 51% | EVIL | 4 | Synonym and anagram of 48-Across |
| 51% | ETNA | 4 | Sicilian volcano and anagram of "ante" |
| 51% | YEA | 3 | Apt synonym and anagram of "aye" |
| 50% | ECHIDNA | 7 | Egg-laying mammal and anagram of "chained" |
| 50% | AYE | 3 | Synonym, and anagram, of "yea" |
| 49% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | A major holiday and anagram of "shirt scam" |
| 48% | BELUGA | 6 | Source of caviar |
| 48% | ROE | 3 | Source of caviar |
| 47% | LUMPFISH | 8 | Source of cheap caviar |
| 47% | HATE | 4 | Anagram of "heat", and a probable cause, as well |
| 46% | LAVA | 4 | Source of leucite and rhyolite |
| 46% | ARABIC | 6 | Source of "coffee" and "cotton" |
| 46% | GAELIC | 6 | Source of "bog" and "glen" |
| 46% | HINDI | 5 | Source of "shampoo" and "bungalow" |
| 46% | SUN | 3 | Source of light and heat |
| 46% | HINDI | 5 | Source of "mongoose" and "mynah" |
| 46% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of "nirvana" and "mantra" |
| 46% | HINDI | 5 | Source of "cheetah" and "mynah" |