| 100% | REMORA | 6 | Fish that may attach itself to a 68-Across |
| 67% | REMORA | 6 | Fish that can attach itself to a boat |
| 61% | REMORA | 6 | Fish that attaches itself to a host |
| 50% | REMORA | 6 | Fish that attaches itself to sharks |
| 48% | PIN | 3 | Accessory that might be attached to a lapel |
| 48% | MIC | 3 | Device that might be attached to a lapel |
| 48% | GOPRO | 5 | Camera that may be attached to a ski helmet |
| 48% | OXIMETER | 8 | Medical device that might be attached to a finger |
| 47% | MIC | 3 | Electronic device that might be attached to a lapel, for short |
| 45% | IHEAR | 5 | Intro to a 68 Across |
| 45% | BARNACLE | 8 | A crustacean that attaches itself solidly to rocks |
| 44% | LOX | 3 | Fish that might accompany a schmear |
| 43% | EEL | 3 | Fish that may give you a shock |
| 43% | GAR | 3 | Fish that may masquerade as a log |
| 43% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might slip through a net |
| 43% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might give you a shock |
| 42% | EELS | 4 | Fish that may be hard to fillet |
| 42% | BARNACLE | 8 | Hard-shelled creature that attaches itself to the bottom of a boat |
| 41% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might have a single long fin on top |
| 41% | KOI | 3 | Colorful Japanese fish that might be in a pond |
| 40% | KOI | 3 | Colorful Japanese fish that might be in a backyard pond |
| 40% | EEL | 3 | Fish that may be caught in a cage |
| 40% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might be mistaken for a snake |
| 40% | SOLE | 4 | Fish that ought to go well with a cobbler? |
| 40% | EEL | 3 | Fish that might be mistaken for a sea snake |
| 40% | REMORA | 6 | Slender fish that attaches to large fish |
| 40% | BOBBER | 6 | Buoyant device attached to a fishing line that you would need for a day of fishing |
| 39% | BUR | 3 | Case that may stick to a sock |
| 39% | URL | 3 | String that may lead to a thread? |
| 39% | MISMATCH | 8 | Setup that may lead to a rout |