| 100% | HARE | 4 | Large rabbit that is a homophone for 12a |
| 58% | EAR | 3 | Hearing organ that is a homophone for 43a |
| 58% | FLU | 3 | Winter sickness that is a homophone for 23a |
| 58% | YEAR | 4 | Calendar unit that is a homophone for 44d |
| 58% | HAIR | 4 | Shampoo target that is a homophone for 12d |
| 57% | SITE | 4 | Archaeological digging spot that is a homophone for 36a |
| 57% | SUN | 3 | Solar energy source that is a homophone for 34a |
| 57% | MOW | 3 | Trim the lawn that is a homophone for 27a |
| 57% | SON | 3 | Mama's boy that is a homophone for 34d |
| 57% | YEWS | 4 | Certain trees that are a homophone for 48-Across |
| 57% | RAP | 3 | Jay-Z's genre that is a homophone for 42d |
| 57% | MOE | 3 | The Simpson's bartender that is a homophone for 27d |
| 48% | SPANIEL | 7 | Bridge that is large for a dog that may be small (7) |
| 48% | JAG | 3 | Luxury British car that is also a large cat species, for short |
| 46% | EWES | 4 | Animals that are a homophone of "use" |
| 45% | LEEK | 4 | Bundled veggie that is a homophone of "leak" |
| 45% | HOLE | 4 | Black ___ (space phenomena that is a homophone of 47a) |
| 45% | ARC | 3 | Missile's trajectory that is a homophone of 25a |
| 45% | YOKE | 4 | Oxen connecting bar that is a homophone of 1a |
| 45% | RAYS | 4 | Sea creatures that are a homophone of 47-Across |
| 45% | ORES | 4 | Metal deposits that are a homophone of rowing tools |
| 44% | HIPPO | 5 | Large animal that was a ballerina in "Fantasia" |
| 44% | KALI | 4 | Hindu divinity whose name is a homophone for a herding dog |
| 44% | ARK | 3 | Biblical boat built by Noah that is a homophone of 25d |
| 44% | YOLK | 4 | Yellow core in an egg that is a homophone of 1d |
| 44% | KOI | 3 | Ornamental fish whose name is a homophone for “love” in Japanese |
| 43% | LOOSE | 5 | Like clothes that are a size larger |
| 43% | AMINO | 5 | Acid that is a building block for proteins |
| 42% | NINE | 4 | Number that, in Chinese languages, is a homophone for "longevity," and is thus considered good luck |
| 42% | YEW | 3 | Tree that's a homophone for "you" |