| 100% | SLUG | 4 | Garden creature that leaves a trail of slime |
| 65% | SLUG | 4 | Garden pest that leaves a slime trail |
| 58% | SNAIL | 5 | Creature that leaves a slimy trail |
| 55% | SNAIL | 5 | Slow-moving creature that leaves a slimy trail |
| 54% | SNAIL | 5 | Animal that leaves a slime trail |
| 53% | SLUG | 4 | Snail-like animal that leaves a slime trail |
| 51% | SLUG | 4 | Slowpoke leaving behind a trail of slime |
| 51% | SLUG | 4 | Creature leaving a slime trail |
| 47% | TRACER | 6 | Bullet that leaves a trail |
| 44% | SLUG | 4 | Creature that trails slime |
| 44% | MOP | 3 | Floor cleaner that leaves a wet trail |
| 43% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest |
| 40% | DEER | 4 | Forest creature that might graze in a garden |
| 40% | EMU | 3 | Flightless creature that's a symbol of Australia |
| 40% | RAYS | 4 | Sea creatures that are a homophone of 47-Across |
| 40% | GARDENSNAIL | 11 | Source of a slime trail |
| 39% | SLIME | 5 | What a snail leaves a trail of when it moves |
| 39% | UNICORN | 7 | Mythical creature that's a national symbol of Scotland |
| 38% | BARNACLE | 8 | Hard-shelled creature that attaches itself to the bottom of a boat |
| 38% | RAKING | 6 | Collecting piles of leaves with a garden tool |
| 37% | ICE | 3 | Cubes that are left out of a "neat" cocktail |
| 37% | CHESHIRE | 8 | Type of cat that disappears leaving only a grin |
| 37% | RUNS | 4 | Leaves a trail |
| 37% | SPADE | 5 | Garden shovel that is also a suit in a deck of cards |
| 37% | WEST | 4 | Direction that's on the left side of a compass |
| 37% | PAW | 3 | Part of a dog that leaves a print |
| 36% | MAZE | 4 | Type of puzzle that can be solved by a slime mold |
| 36% | ORGANISMS | 9 | Creatures, and a word you shouldn't leave the NI out of |
| 36% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand whose name is also that of a mythical creature |
| 36% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |