| 100% | VENOMOUS | 8 | Cobra is a common name for __ snakes with hoods |
| 51% | BOA | 3 | Snake known for being a "constrictor," with a name originating from Latin |
| 46% | TROUT | 5 | Common name for a number of freshwater fish species that are a healthy source of fat |
| 43% | DUSTY | 5 | Common name for a cowboy |
| 43% | JOCKO | 5 | Common name for a chimp |
| 43% | THIGHBONE | 9 | Common name for a femur |
| 43% | COWSLIP | 7 | Common name for a primula |
| 43% | MAYBUG | 6 | Common name for a cockchafer |
| 43% | JAMES | 5 | With 34-Across, Ronald Reagan press secretary for whom a gun bill is named |
| 42% | SHEP | 4 | Common name for a working dog |
| 42% | MAIN | 4 | Common name for a central street |
| 42% | SKULLCAP | 8 | Common name for a Jewish yarmulke |
| 42% | UNION | 5 | Common name for a central rail station |
| 42% | ELM | 3 | Common name for a tree-lined street |
| 42% | SEAPIG | 6 | Common name for a deep-ocean cucumber |
| 41% | HOLLYHOCK | 9 | Common name for alcea flowers, with hairy leaves |
| 41% | PINNUMBER | 9 | Common name for a bank account access code |
| 41% | IGOR | 4 | Common name for a mad scientist's helper |
| 41% | BRUISE | 6 | More common name for a contusion |
| 41% | COBRA | 5 | Snake with a hood |
| 41% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that's a common name for black-and-white pets |
| 41% | HOYA | 4 | Common name for a wax flower or wax vine |
| 40% | RAMADA | 6 | Spanish name for an open porch, often roofed with branches, after which a hotel chain that started in Arizona, was named |
| 40% | REBECCA | 7 | Becky is a common shortened version of this name |
| 40% | MIDAS | 5 | Acronym for an automotive service brand that is named after a mythological Greek king with his golden touch |
| 39% | COBRA | 5 | Venomous snake with a hood |
| 39% | BOA | 3 | Accessory named for a snake |
| 39% | BOA | 3 | Neckwear named for a snake |
| 39% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 39% | MUS | 3 | Exhibit site which is a common tourist spot, for short |