| 100% | THIRST | 6 | Feeling that's remedied by drinking a beverage |
| 47% | SIP | 3 | Drink from a beverage that's still hot |
| 45% | THIRST | 6 | The feeling that you need a drink |
| 43% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that might be drunk from a stein |
| 39% | TAPWATER | 8 | Drink that's a freebie |
| 38% | GROG | 4 | Alcoholic beverage that 28a would drink after a long day of treasure hunting |
| 38% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that's born in a brewery? |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's steeped in a bag |
| 38% | ALE | 3 | Drink that's a homophone of "ail" |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's brewed in a kettle |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's poured from a kettle |
| 37% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that’s a homophone of 24-Down |
| 37% | ACE | 3 | Card that's sometimes beaten by a deuce |
| 37% | TEN | 3 | Card that's often beaten by a jack |
| 37% | YARN | 4 | String that's batted around by a cat |
| 37% | ACE | 3 | Card that's taken only by a trump |
| 37% | BARFIGHT | 8 | Brawl that's broken up by a bouncer |
| 37% | HULA | 4 | Dance that's often accompanied by a ukulele |
| 37% | YEA | 3 | Vote that's canceled out by a "nay" |
| 37% | EWE | 3 | "She" that's watched over by a shepherd |
| 37% | CHAITEA | 7 | Drink that's a spoonerism of 1-Down |
| 37% | ICEE | 4 | Drink that's a homophone of 55-Down |
| 37% | TEA | 3 | Beverage that's often in a kettle or pot |
| 37% | INDIE | 5 | Film that's not produced by a major studio |
| 37% | APT | 3 | Home that's usually managed by a landlord: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. that's almost always preceded by a comma |
| 37% | BARRELORGAN | 11 | Instrument that's played by turning a crank |
| 36% | SOMETHINGSAFOOT | 15 | "I have an strange feeling that a mystery's in the air!" |
| 36% | KITE | 4 | Charlie Brown toy that's often "eaten" by a tree |
| 36% | HOTTEA | 6 | Drink that's good for a sore throat: 2 wds. |