| 100% | TORTOISE | 8 | In Aesop's tale a hare was outpaced by this animal |
| 38% | LESSON | 6 | This is given by a teacher in class |
| 37% | FROG | 4 | Animal that gets kissed by a princess in a fairy tale |
| 35% | GOOSE | 5 | This animal's egg is used to express a low score |
| 35% | TICKLEMEELMO | 12 | By the end of 1996, one million of this toy was sold in a shopping frenzy |
| 34% | DROODLE | 7 | Humorous "what is this a picture of?" sketch invented by Roger Price in the 1950s |
| 34% | BIGSHOESTOFILL | 14 | High standards established by a predecessor … or what you are presented with in this puzzle? |
| 34% | BLOOM | 5 | A flower is pretty when it's in this |
| 34% | LONDON | 6 | This city's bridge is falling in a nursery rhyme |
| 34% | BEAUTY | 6 | Sleeping ___, character from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 33% | HEALTH | 6 | Being poor in this will earn you a doctor's visit |
| 33% | MEGAWATTS | 9 | A nuclear power plant's capacity may be measured in this |
| 33% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 33% | HANSEL | 6 | ___ and Gretel, characters from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm who are seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 33% | MENU | 4 | In-N-Out's animal-style fries are on a "secret" one |
| 33% | WEAPON | 6 | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 33% | ROOM | 4 | The "where" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 33% | SUSPECT | 7 | The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 32% | TOE | 3 | This bit of Michelangelo`s David was damaged with a hammer in 1991 |
| 32% | PEN | 3 | A thick colored one might be useful in cracking this puzzle's meta |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | What's been fully "eclipsed" by 8-Across in this puzzle |
| 32% | HEN | 3 | What a chick's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 32% | DOE | 3 | What a fawn's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 32% | EWE | 3 | What a lamb's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 32% | SOW | 3 | What a piglet's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 32% | MARE | 4 | What a colt's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 32% | STADIUM | 7 | "Oh, and and... Get this! The opening ceremony will not be held in a ___ but by the Seine. How cool!" |
| 32% | GHOSTSTORY | 10 | Tale that may be told with a fire in one's eyes |
| 32% | BULLFROG | 8 | Jeremiah was this animal in Three Dog Night's hit |
| 32% | BROWNFOX | 8 | This animal is quick at jumping over a lazy dog |