| 100% | PTERODACTYL | 11 | Extinct flying reptile of the late Jurassic period with a long slender head and neck |
| 34% | COS | 3 | Variety of lettuce with a long slender head |
| 31% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 31% | EPOCH | 5 | Subdivision of the geologic time scale longer than an age and shorter than a period |
| 30% | NYALA | 5 | Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck |
| 30% | SIKA | 4 | Mammal of the family Cervidae native to Japan, Russia and China with a short head and compact body |
| 29% | MINOTAUR | 8 | Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
| 29% | FLAMINGO | 8 | Pink bird with a long neck and legs |
| 29% | SAUROPOD | 8 | Quadrupedal dinosaur with a long neck and tail |
| 29% | EMU | 3 | Bird with a long neck and tiny wings |
| 29% | LUTE | 4 | One with a long neck and a rounded body |
| 29% | END | 3 | With 72-Across, evasive strategy ... and a hint to the last several letters of the four longest Across answers |
| 29% | SCHNAUZER | 9 | German dog breed with a long head and beard |
| 29% | ERA | 3 | A long and distinct period of history |
| 28% | WIMPLE | 6 | Women's head and neck covering of the Middle Ages |
| 28% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Predator fish with a long body and tons of teeth |
| 28% | BACKSPACE | 9 | PC key with a left-pointing arrow ... and hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 28% | THROW | 5 | Light bed cover ... and a verb that goes with the first parts of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 28% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | American sci-fi action film "___: The Last Knight," with a budget of over $250 million and one of the most expensive movies of 2017 |
| 28% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck and circular body |
| 28% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck and circular body |
| 28% | MOHICANS | 8 | The Last of the __, a novel and a film |
| 28% | HERON | 5 | Wading bird with a long neck and commonly grey or white plumage |
| 28% | PEZ | 3 | Candy dispensed with a "nod" of the head |
| 27% | ACHOO | 5 | It's said with a snap of the head |
| 27% | SASHAY | 6 | Walk with a swing of the hips and shoulders |
| 27% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 27% | EON | 3 | James Bond production company that shares its name with a long period of time |
| 27% | TOPKNOT | 7 | Updo with a bun high on the middle of the head |