| 100% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | Great ape with reddish fur, native to Borneo |
| 51% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | Great ape with reddish hair |
| 46% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | Ape native to Borneo |
| 43% | BONOBO | 6 | Endangered great ape native to central Africa |
| 38% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | Ape with reddish-brown hair |
| 36% | DHOLES | 6 | Asian mountain dogs with reddish fur |
| 35% | MONKEY | 6 | Proboscis ___, reddish-brown primate with a long nose that is endemic to the island of Borneo |
| 35% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | Ape with long reddish hair |
| 33% | UTE | 3 | Tribe native to the Great Basin |
| 33% | SETTER | 6 | Irish dog breed with reddish silky fur |
| 33% | MINUTELY | 8 | With great attention to detail |
| 33% | EKE | 3 | To get with great difficulty |
| 32% | CHINCHILLA | 10 | Small rodent noted for its fur native to the Andes in South America |
| 31% | WEASEL | 6 | Small mammal with reddish-brown fur and an elongated body |
| 31% | RAMBUTAN | 8 | Tree native to SE Asia with bright red edible fruit |
| 31% | RAMBUTAN | 8 | Tree native to southeast Asia with bright red edible fruit |
| 31% | DAHLIA | 6 | Genus of plants native to Mexico with bright, showy flowers |
| 31% | WALLOP | 6 | To hit or strike someone with great force |
| 31% | TORMENT | 7 | To afflict with great bodily or mental suffering |
| 31% | BROWNBEARS | 10 | Bears with brown to yellowish fur |
| 30% | DOGROSE | 7 | Prickly wild plant native to Europe with pink or white flowers |
| 30% | AVOCADO | 7 | Fruit with one seed native to Mexico |
| 30% | ESE | 3 | Suffix with Japan to mean its native |
| 30% | BENDS | 5 | With 20-Across, goes to great lengths |
| 30% | ALOE | 4 | Genus of plants native to southern Africa with red or yellow flowers |
| 30% | ERIE | 4 | Native American tribe with a Great Lake named after it |
| 30% | OON | 3 | Suffix with "mar" to mean a reddish color |
| 29% | STRUGGLE | 8 | To have great difficulty with something |
| 29% | CORN | 4 | & 4D Herbaceous perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region with yellow flower heads |
| 29% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a Native American tribe |