| 100% | SALMON | 6 | Fish best known for its spawning practice |
| 52% | NESTLE | 6 | Swiss brand best known for its chocolates |
| 52% | GOLDEN | 6 | __ retriever, well known for its beautiful coat |
| 51% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Brown bird well known for its musical song |
| 50% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Band best known for its hit "Eye of the Tiger" |
| 49% | DEE | 3 | Scottish river known for its salmon fishing |
| 49% | ALPINEGOAT | 10 | Breed known for its good milking ability |
| 49% | EEL | 3 | Fish known for its slipperiness |
| 49% | PIRANHA | 7 | Fish known for its bite |
| 49% | DALMATIA | 8 | Croatian region perhaps best known for its contribution to the animal kingdom |
| 49% | ENGLAND | 7 | European country known for its fish and chips |
| 49% | PANAMA | 6 | Country better known for canal that divides it |
| 49% | SHAD | 4 | Fish known for its 24 Across |
| 48% | TREE | 4 | It's better known for its bark than its bite |
| 47% | DAIRY | 5 | ___ Queen, popular American ice cream chain which is well known for its Blizzard soft serves |
| 47% | JERRYS | 6 | Ben & ___, popular American ice cream company which is well known for its Half Baked flavor |
| 46% | DAZS | 4 | Haagen ___, popular American ice cream company which is well known for its Vanilla Swiss Almond flavor |
| 46% | BASKIN | 6 | ___-Robbins, popular American ice cream company which is well known for its Mint Chocolate Chip flavor |
| 46% | BLUE | 4 | ___ Bell Creameries, popular American ice cream company which is well known for its Homemade vanilla flavor |
| 46% | TEENCODERA | 10 | Cipher creator + colorful coat = Historic period known for its adolescent Atlantic fish? |
| 45% | TYCO | 4 | Toy manufacturer that is well known for its model trains and is now a part of Mattel: Abbr. |
| 44% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Large fish known for its teeth and aggression |
| 44% | SEATROUT | 8 | Fish, less well known than its freshwater namesake |
| 44% | SHAD | 4 | Type of fish known for its roe |
| 43% | PIRANHA | 7 | Fish in South America known for its teeth |
| 43% | CATFISH | 7 | Type of fish known for its long whiskers |
| 43% | MARRYTHENIGHT | 13 | A 2011 hit from Lady Gaga's album "Born This Way," which is well known for its hospital-centric video: 3 wds |
| 41% | SALMON | 6 | Fish that is known for swimming upstream to spawn |
| 39% | ADOBE | 5 | Company best known for Photoshop |
| 39% | PARMA | 5 | City known for its cheese |