| 100% | OCTOPI | 6 | Erroneous but common plural for creatures with suction cups that can taste what they touch |
| 23% | DUST | 4 | Fairy ___, magical substance that you can sprinkle for a touch of enchantment with your "Fairy" Halloween costume |
| 22% | BOAT | 4 | What can float that rhymes with "float" |
| 22% | TATS | 4 | Skin designs that can be removed with lasers, for short |
| 21% | SLR | 3 | Camera initialism that can be preceded with a D for digital |
| 21% | ELBOW | 5 | Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both |
| 21% | ADS | 3 | You can avoid them with "subscriptions," for short |
| 21% | RIM | 3 | What a shot that's "nothing but net" doesn't touch |
| 21% | TEACH | 5 | What those who can't do do, or so they say |
| 21% | XXXXXX | 6 | Creature whose creation can mean death for those trapped in it |
| 20% | ADHD | 4 | Condition that fidget tools can help with, for short |
| 20% | AAS | 3 | They may be needed for, but not included with, children’s toys: Abbr. |
| 20% | ASK | 3 | "___ not what your country can do for you, but what you..." |
| 19% | CHATGPT | 7 | OpenAI product that can produce a coherent maid-of-honor speech but might struggle with basic arithmetic |
| 19% | EENY | 4 | Common kid's word for "really small" but you can't use it in Scrabble |
| 19% | ERNE | 4 | Common name for haliaeetus albicilla that can have a wingspan of up to 8 ft. |
| 19% | ORCA | 4 | With 65-Across, underwater creature that actually IS a 65-Across despite a common misconception |
| 19% | JOY | 3 | "Jumping for ___," phrase for someone so happy that they can't sit still |
| 19% | BASILISK | 8 | Large serpent creature that can kill with a glance |
| 19% | ROOM | 4 | What's left in a cup of coffee so that you can add cream and sugar |
| 19% | SODA | 4 | (5/7) "Instead of 37a, you can go with baking ___ for that extra fluffiness." |
| 19% | MER | 3 | Prefix with "maid" for a mythical sea creature that's half-fish, half-human |
| 19% | CAR | 3 | Common four-wheeler that can be started with a key |
| 19% | EAR | 3 | Body part that, after an "H" is added, becomes what you can do with it |
| 18% | YOURBREATH | 10 | Riddle-de-dee: What's light as a feather but can't be held for long? |
| 18% | AGILE | 5 | S. American GM Chevy subcompact (2009-16) that can run on ethanol but which got zero stars for adult passenger safety |
| 18% | MANTIS | 6 | With 38-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 38-Across (nor a 36-Across, for that matter) |
| 18% | DIVINGBIRD | 10 | Avian that plunges for prey, or what can be found in 14-, 28-, 52-, and 60-Across |
| 18% | WRAP | 4 | Tortilla with a filling that can be a quick on-the-go meal for a road trip |
| 18% | CAT | 3 | Creature with 9 lives, they say |