| 100% | FAMILIAR | 8 | Folkloric name for a creature kept by a witch |
| 48% | PARAMETER | 9 | Name for a value accepted by a function, in programming |
| 45% | PREDATOR | 8 | General name for a creature that preys on others |
| 44% | ANEMONE | 7 | Sea creature named for a plant |
| 44% | CRABGRASS | 9 | Weed named for a clawed creature |
| 44% | FAMILIAR | 8 | General term for an animal kept as a witch's pet |
| 44% | QUETZAL | 7 | Guatemala's currency, named for a bird revered by the Mayans |
| 44% | CORAL | 5 | Pink hue named for a sea creature |
| 44% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand named for a legendary creature |
| 44% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand named for a mythical creature |
| 44% | SPHINXPOSE | 10 | Yoga backbend named for a mythological creature |
| 44% | HYDRAS | 6 | Sea creatures named for a mythical monster |
| 43% | FAMILIAR | 8 | Another name for a witch’s companion animal |
| 43% | ANACONDA | 8 | Montana county seat named for a nonnative creature |
| 43% | YETI | 4 | Brand of cooler named for a legendary creature |
| 43% | DRAGONROLL | 10 | Sushi-menu item named for a mythological creature |
| 43% | YETI | 4 | Water bottle brand named for a mythical creature |
| 43% | TBIRD | 5 | Ford car named for a legendary creature, for short |
| 43% | AVIATOR | 7 | Another name for a pilot; glasses worn by pilots |
| 43% | TELSTAR | 7 | Instrumental by the Tornados named for a communications satellite |
| 42% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 42% | ISTILLBELIEVE | 13 | 2020 biopic featuring 43-Across named for a hit song by 18-Across (3 wds.) |
| 41% | CEREALBOWL | 10 | Good name for a postseason football game sponsored by General Mills? |
| 41% | GWU | 3 | D.C. college named for a president and chartered by Congress |
| 40% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Instrumental hit song by the Edgar Winter Group named for a literary monster |
| 40% | SEAANEMONE | 10 | Creature named for its resemblance to a brightly colored flowering plant |
| 39% | EDIS | 4 | Phenomenon by which electrons radiate from a heated filament, so named for a famous observer |
| 38% | LASTNIGHTINSOHO | 15 | 2021 horror film named for a song by the English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 37% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 37% | OMAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country bordered by Yemen, and famous for a mixed rice dish named Kabsa |