| 100% | ILL | 3 | Contraction that's a soundalike of "aisle" |
| 68% | ILL | 3 | Contraction that's a homophone of 13-Across |
| 63% | AINT | 4 | Contraction that's often part of a double negative |
| 52% | WERE | 4 | Contraction that's also a past-tense verb |
| 51% | EEN | 3 | Poetic contraction that's missing a V |
| 49% | ESC | 3 | Key that's a neighbor of ~ |
| 49% | DODO | 4 | Bird that's a symbol of extinction |
| 49% | EDELWEISS | 9 | Flower that's a symbol of purity |
| 49% | DOVE | 4 | Bird that's a symbol of peace |
| 49% | STURGEON | 8 | Fish that's a source of caviar |
| 49% | GRAVYTRAIN | 10 | ... that's a source of easy money |
| 49% | YEW | 3 | Tree that's a symbol of sorrow |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | Rock that's a source of metal |
| 49% | ROSE | 4 | Flower that's a symbol of love |
| 49% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's a symbol of wisdom |
| 49% | ANT | 3 | Bug that's a symbol of industriousness |
| 49% | EWE | 3 | Animal that's a homophone of "U" |
| 49% | EWE | 3 | Animal that's a homophone of "you" |
| 49% | OPAL | 4 | Gem that's a form of silica |
| 49% | COW | 3 | Animal that's a source of steak |
| 49% | EMU | 3 | Bird that's a symbol of Australia |
| 49% | ONE | 3 | Number that's a square of itself |
| 49% | BEET | 4 | Vegetable that's a source of sugar |
| 49% | ROBIN | 5 | Bird that's a harbinger of spring |
| 49% | ROWS | 4 | Word that's a homophone of "rose" |
| 49% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that's a flavor of nectar |
| 49% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument that's a homonym of "loot" |
| 49% | AIL | 3 | Verb that's a homophone of "ale" |
| 49% | CASSAVA | 7 | Root that's a source of tapioca |
| 49% | ASS | 3 | Animal that's a symbol of stubbornness |