| 100% | HYBRID | 6 | In golf, a cross between a wood and an iron club |
| 55% | SUNCHOKE | 8 | A cross between a sunflower and an artichoke |
| 50% | MOOS | 4 | Reporter Jeanne who in 2014 who apologized after calling the haka a cross between a "lap dance and the mating dance of an emu" |
| 48% | SEA | 3 | It's between a lake and an ocean in size |
| 45% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 44% | TANGELO | 7 | A cross between a tangerine and pomelo |
| 44% | CHORKIE | 7 | A cross between a Chihuahua and Yorkshire Terrier |
| 42% | POODLE | 6 | Labradoodle is a cross between a labrador and a __ |
| 42% | GRIFFIN | 7 | Mythical hybrid, a cross between a lion and eagle |
| 42% | CRONUT | 6 | Cross between a doughnut and a croissant |
| 42% | ZONKEY | 6 | Cross between a zebra and a donkey |
| 42% | BANJOLELE | 9 | Cross between a ukulele and a banjo |
| 42% | NECKTARINE | 10 | Cross between a peach and a gourd? |
| 42% | FRENGLE | 7 | Cross between a Beagle and French Bulldog |
| 42% | ONI | 3 | Japanese troll usually portrayed with a horn (or more) growing out of its head and an iron kanabo club |
| 41% | FAIRWAY | 7 | Golf course area between a tee and a green |
| 41% | TANGELO | 7 | Citrus cross between a tangerine and pomelo |
| 41% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and an alias |
| 41% | MULE | 4 | Farm animal that's a cross between a horse and a donkey |
| 41% | COYWOLF | 7 | Hybrid cross between a wolf and a coyote |
| 41% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and an alias: Abbr. |
| 40% | ADAPTATIONS | 11 | A wood frog's ability to freeze itself in winter and an octopus's ability to change color, for two |
| 40% | JETWAY | 6 | Movable bridge between a plane and an airport terminal |
| 40% | SECRETHANDSHAKE | 15 | Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? |
| 40% | ABE | 3 | One of two presidents between a James and an Andrew |
| 39% | HAVASHIRE | 9 | Cross between a Yorkshire terrier and a Havanese |
| 39% | PAR | 3 | Golf number between a birdie and a bogey |
| 39% | PAR | 3 | Golf score between a birdie and a bogey |
| 39% | MANX | 4 | Breed once thought by some to be a cross between a cat and a rabbit |
| 39% | SWEATSOCK | 9 | Absorbent layer between a foot and an athletic shoe: 2 wds. |