| 100% | PECULATE | 8 | Formal term for embezzle or steal |
| 45% | BOTANY | 6 | More formal term for "plant science" |
| 42% | WHELP | 5 | Term for a young dog or seal |
| 42% | WHELP | 5 | Term for a young otter or wolf |
| 41% | SYZYGY | 6 | Term for when three or more celestial bodies align |
| 41% | SOMMELIER | 9 | French term for wine steward or connoisseur |
| 41% | ISMS | 4 | Informal term for distinctive practices or philosophies |
| 41% | GARBAGE | 7 | American term for household waste or rubbish |
| 41% | THESPIAN | 8 | Fancy term for an actor or actress |
| 41% | CRUSES | 6 | Archaic term for earthenware jars or pots |
| 41% | SHEILA | 6 | Australian term for any girl or woman |
| 41% | BRO | 3 | Another term for "dude" or "pal" |
| 40% | DIVA | 4 | Term for a female superstar in opera or pop music |
| 40% | KIT | 3 | Term for a baby fox, or a set of tools |
| 40% | GAL | 3 | Alliterative term for a girl or a woman |
| 40% | OWIE | 4 | Toddler's term for a scrape or cut |
| 40% | SHEILA | 6 | Outdated Australian term for any girl or woman |
| 40% | OWIE | 4 | Toddler's term for a bump or bruise |
| 40% | PUMA | 4 | Another term for a mountain lion or cougar |
| 40% | FILICIDE | 8 | Legal term for killing a son or daughter |
| 40% | CHAPEAU | 7 | French term for a hat or head covering |
| 40% | BUM | 3 | Insensitive term for a vagrant or transient person |
| 40% | HAIRTHING | 9 | Generic term for a scrunchie or ponytail holder |
| 40% | NIBLING | 7 | Gender-neutral term for a niece or nephew |
| 40% | SUIT | 4 | Slang term for a manager or business executive |
| 40% | DIASTEMA | 8 | Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across |
| 40% | SPIRIT | 6 | Another term for soul or ghost |
| 40% | FIESTA | 6 | Spanish term for festival or celebration |
| 40% | SPOUSE | 6 | Genderless term for husband or wife |
| 40% | EDGY | 4 | Another term for nervous or anxious |