| 100% | FIRE | 4 | Heat source at a campsite ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to a lightning bug |
| 59% | DRAGON | 6 | Flying beast seen in "Game of Thrones" ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect with an elongated body |
| 59% | HORSE | 5 | Neighing animal ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to a bloodsucking insect |
| 59% | BOT | 3 | Non-human, automated message responder ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect (also called a warble fly) |
| 57% | BUTTER | 6 | Dairy product spread on bread ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect with colorful wings |
| 48% | HOUSE | 5 | Place where one lives ... or a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect that's often found in kitchens |
| 48% | SPEED | 5 | *Runner's stat ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a radar trap |
| 47% | SAND | 4 | *Hourglass filler ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a bunker on a golf course |
| 47% | FLY | 3 | *Buzzing pest ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a snare for the said pest |
| 46% | BEAR | 4 | *Grizzly or Polar, e.g. ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a metaphorical financial trap |
| 41% | RAT | 3 | *Sewage rodent ... or a word that goes with "trap" to mean a hopeless situation |
| 38% | DRESS | 5 | Word that follows "black" to refer to a wardrobe staple often associated with elegance |
| 38% | APE | 3 | Word synonymous with "mimic" which also refers to a human-like primate |
| 37% | RACE | 4 | Competition where you aim to finish first and a word that goes with 36a, 53a, 4d, 15d, and 39d |
| 37% | HEAVYWEIGHT | 11 | Boxing class, also a word commonly used to refer to something that's "important or influential" |
| 37% | FIRE | 4 | Heat source at a campsite |
| 37% | COURT | 5 | Word with "ship" to refer to the course of a romantic relationship that might lead to marriage |
| 36% | CROW | 4 | Word after "scare" to refer to a fall staple that would butter you up with "You got me standing tall!" |
| 35% | FEST | 4 | Word that refers to a celebration with a specific focus, which originated from German |
| 35% | FIRE | 4 | Heat source, at a campsite |
| 34% | CHESS | 5 | Word that refers to a strategic board game with black-and-white squares, and ends with "ss" |
| 34% | FLY | 3 | Word that follows "horse" to refer to an annoying bug |
| 34% | MARKET | 6 | Word that follows "black" to refer to a shadow economy |
| 34% | KEEPER | 6 | Word that follows "horse" to refers to a stable caretaker |
| 34% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 34% | BUST | 4 | Word used with 6d to refer to a selected player who does not meet expectations |
| 33% | RADISH | 6 | Word that follows "horse" to refer to a zesty root vegetable |
| 33% | SPELLING | 8 | Word with 11a, to refer to a contest where you might hear some letters recited |
| 33% | BOARD | 5 | *Word with "key" to mean a computer device that goes "clickety-clack" |
| 32% | ATTEND | 6 | Go to an event... or a word that ends in "end" |