| 100% | CRIB | 4 | Informal term for one's apartment (also a baby's bed) |
| 50% | ASS | 3 | Informal term for one's backside |
| 49% | AXE | 3 | Informal term for a guitar (also a lumberjack's tool) |
| 47% | JAVA | 4 | Term for coffee that's also a populous island |
| 46% | JOE | 3 | Slangy term for coffee that's also a man's name |
| 45% | MAMA | 4 | Endearing term for 21a often uttered as a baby's first word |
| 43% | POCKET | 6 | *Keys keeper in pants ... or with 15a a term for one's wallet |
| 43% | MALAPHOR | 8 | Informal term for a sentence that mixes two idioms or cliches, like the ones found in 20a, 42a, 58a, 24d, and 25d |
| 42% | MEMOIR | 6 | Term for a historical account written from one's personal knowledge |
| 42% | SPUD | 4 | Informal term for a potato |
| 42% | COWPOKE | 7 | Informal term for a cowboy |
| 42% | GAL | 3 | Informal term for a woman |
| 42% | SHRINK | 6 | Informal term for a psychiatrist |
| 42% | MOM | 3 | Informal term for a mother |
| 42% | SHIV | 4 | Informal term for a knife |
| 42% | JOEYFATONE | 10 | Former 'N Sync singer whose first name is also the term for a baby kangaroo: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PAL | 3 | Informal term for a close friend |
| 42% | LAD | 3 | Informal term for a young boy |
| 42% | KIWI | 4 | Informal term for a Christchurch native |
| 42% | LOON | 4 | Informal term for a silly person |
| 42% | NOGGIN | 6 | Informal term for a human head |
| 42% | KIWI | 4 | Informal term for a New Zealander |
| 42% | GAL | 3 | Informal term for a female friend |
| 41% | HONEY | 5 | *Bee product ... or a term of endearment for one's partner |
| 41% | DEAR | 4 | *Letter opener ... or a term of endearment for one's partner |
| 41% | JAVA | 4 | Indonesian island that's also a term for coffee |
| 41% | JOE | 3 | Name that's also a slang term for coffee |
| 41% | COSLEPT | 7 | Shared a bed with one's baby |
| 41% | DWEEB | 5 | Informal term for a socially awkward person |