| 100% | JACKSONGALAXY | 13 | Host of Animal Planet's "My Cat From Hell" |
| 42% | YETI | 4 | Subject of Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" |
| 38% | CHRISTHILE | 10 | Host of NPR's "Live From Here" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BILLMAHER | 9 | Host of HBO's "Real Time" and animal rights activist: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WILDKINGDOM | 11 | Nature show on Animal Planet, a revival of a 1963-1988 show that was hosted by Marlin Perkins: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TLC | 3 | Sister network of Animal Planet and HGTV |
| 34% | BRISKET | 7 | Cut of beef from the animal's breast |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | Author of 1995's "Dreams From My Father" |
| 34% | TREBEK | 6 | Host of Jeopardy! from 1984 to 2021 |
| 33% | NOVA | 4 | Taylor's companion from "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" |
| 32% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Allen, co-creator and first host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" from 1954 to 1957 |
| 32% | THE | 3 | From ___ bottom of my heart |
| 32% | RACE | 4 | Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father: A Story of ___ and Inheritance" |
| 32% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | Host of "The Gong Show" from 1976-1980: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PETERMARSHALL | 13 | Host of "The Hollywood Squares" from 1966-1981: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PURRS | 5 | Sounds like my cat, when she's occupying 80% of the bed at 3 in the morning |
| 32% | RODIN | 5 | His "The Gates of Hell" depicts a scene from Dante's "In*rno" |
| 31% | PLATYPUS | 8 | Type of animal Perry from Phineas and Ferb is |
| 31% | VEGAN | 5 | Avoider of foods from animals |
| 31% | NONE | 4 | "But that's ___ of my business," quote from the popular Kermit drinking tea meme |
| 31% | GENERAYBURN | 11 | Host of "Match Game" from 1962-1969 and 1973-1984: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RYANSEACREST | 12 | Host of 18-Across and 33-Across who was Kelly Ripa's morning co-host from 2017 to 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CHARTREUX | 9 | Blue cat from France with a double coat of fur |
| 31% | THUNDERA | 8 | Cats Tygra and Cheetara hailed from this planet |
| 30% | VEGANISM | 8 | Practice of abstaining from animal products |
| 30% | OLORD | 5 | "___ God of hosts, hear my prayer" |
| 30% | TRAM | 4 | Carrier of coal from a mine |
| 30% | EARTHLING | 9 | Someone from our planet; anagram of lathering |
| 30% | CARR | 4 | "8 Out of 10 Cats" host Jimmy ___ |
| 30% | MEOW | 4 | "Where's my cat treat?" |