| 100% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic poem whose subject is "a black ocean, leaping and wide" |
| 40% | CHEGUEVARA | 10 | Subject of a classic black, white and red poster |
| 38% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 38% | TOALOUSE | 8 | Burns poem whose subject is "ugly, creepin" |
| 36% | BRONTE | 6 | English poet and novelist Emily ___ whose only novel "Wuthering Heights" is considered a classic |
| 35% | ESSO | 4 | Classic brand whose symbol is a tiger |
| 35% | REO | 3 | Classic car whose name is a monogram |
| 35% | NET | 3 | Leap and a ___ will appear |
| 34% | EBONY | 5 | Magazine whose name is a black hardwood |
| 34% | SHAGGY | 6 | The __ Dog is a black and white Walt Disney film |
| 34% | RONDELET | 8 | Poem whose first, third and seventh lines are identical |
| 33% | SPHINX | 6 | Blue __ nudibranch is a blue and black sea slug |
| 32% | BRANT | 5 | A small goose whose head and neck are mostly black |
| 32% | CROW | 4 | "I am a black bird, and can recognize human faces. Who am I?" |
| 32% | BRA | 3 | Garment whose size is a number and a letter |
| 32% | ORCA | 4 | Black and white "whale" that is actually a dolphin |
| 31% | HAIKU | 5 | Poem name whose singular and plural forms are the same |
| 31% | EMPANADA | 8 | A "domino" one is filled with black beans and cheese |
| 31% | ILOVELUCY | 9 | Classic sitcom whose title was written in cursive over a heart (3 wds.) |
| 31% | SMOG | 4 | Pollution whose name is a combination of "smoke" and "fog" |
| 31% | OHM | 3 | Scientist whose name is a unit, both forward and backward |
| 31% | CHINESE | 7 | Giant Panda, a __ mammal that is black and white |
| 30% | WEAREFAMILY | 11 | Sister Sledge classic whose second line is "I got all my sisters with me," and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across |
| 30% | SMEWS | 5 | Ducks whose males are black and white |
| 30% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose spelling was the subject of a dispute between Bulgaria and the ECB |
| 30% | ORCA | 4 | A kind of Killer Whale, which is Black and White in color |
| 30% | BASSALE | 7 | The "tan" in a classic black and tan beer cocktail |
| 30% | NET | 3 | "Leap and a ___ will appear" |
| 30% | TAR | 3 | Black stuff whose smell might tell you a road's being paved nearby |
| 30% | IPOD | 4 | Music player whose Classic, Nano, and Shuffle models have been discontinued |