| 100% | CHARMSCHOOL | 11 | Finches and fish convening for etiquette lessons? |
| 35% | COD | 3 | Fish used for fish and chips |
| 34% | HADDOCK | 7 | Fish commonly used for fish and chips |
| 34% | HADDOCK | 7 | Fish commonly fried for fish and chips |
| 34% | UNAGI | 5 | Fish for kabayaki and some dragon rolls |
| 34% | NEMO | 4 | Fish Marlin and Dory are searching for |
| 34% | SEA | 3 | Place for fish and ships |
| 34% | COD | 3 | Common fish for fish and chips |
| 34% | BATTERFRIES | 11 | Prepares fish for fish and chips |
| 33% | SEINES | 6 | Nets for enclosing and catching fish |
| 33% | MALT | 4 | ___ vinegar (condiment for fish and chips) |
| 33% | MALTVINEGAR | 11 | Tart sprinkle for fish and chips |
| 33% | LICENSEFEES | 11 | Revenue source for Fish and Wildlife departments |
| 33% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Traditional, printed wrapping for fish and chips |
| 32% | ENGLAND | 7 | European country known for its fish and chips |
| 32% | PIANOTUNA | 9 | Fish prized for its scales and found mainly in the Keys? |
| 32% | LAW | 3 | Field of expertise for Saul Goodman and Atticus Finch |
| 32% | PRO | 3 | Bass ___ Shops (retail chain for fishing and hunting aficionados) |
| 31% | FRY | 3 | Cook fish and chips, for example |
| 31% | NEMO | 4 | Fish that Marlin and Dory are looking for in a 2003 movie |
| 31% | PICKACODANYCOD | 14 | "Take whichever one you want for your fish and chips"? |
| 31% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Large fish known for its teeth and aggression |
| 30% | NEMO | 4 | Fish that Marlin and Dory are looking for, in a 2003 Pixar film |
| 30% | WILSON | 6 | August —, Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner for The Piano Lesson and Fences |
| 29% | POACHING | 8 | Illegal hunting for game and fish |
| 29% | LION | 4 | Stellar sea ___, endangered marine species that's fished for its meat and oil |
| 28% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award that 14-Across won twice, for "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MANNERS | 7 | Etiquette lesson topics |
| 28% | EEL | 3 | California river known more for salmon and trout than the fish it's named after |
| 28% | REMET | 5 | Convened for another session |