| 100% | LADEN | 5 | Like a beast of burden with its burden |
| 57% | ASS | 3 | Animal known as the beast of burden, with a name originating from Latin |
| 56% | BACTRIAN | 8 | — camel, creature with two humps used as a beast of burden in deserts of central Asia |
| 53% | YETI | 4 | Cooler brand that shares its name with a Himalayan beast of legend |
| 53% | WOOWOOWOO | 9 | With 80 Across, what it's like after a meeting of the Curly Fan Club? |
| 52% | AMULET | 6 | A beast of burden has time for charm |
| 52% | LADEN | 5 | Like beasts of burden |
| 51% | HARDEDGE | 8 | Like a style of painting with sharply delineated forms |
| 50% | CAMEL | 5 | Beast of burden in a desert |
| 50% | OXEN | 4 | Beasts of burden at a farm |
| 50% | OXEN | 4 | Beasts of burden on a farm |
| 50% | OXEN | 4 | Beasts of burden in a yoke |
| 50% | LEAKY | 5 | Like a boat with holes in it |
| 49% | OXEN | 4 | Beasts of burden who might wear a yoke |
| 49% | TOWNANDGOWN | 11 | Of a university's relationship with its surroundings |
| 48% | SPICY | 5 | With hot seasoning, like a lot of Thai food |
| 48% | NASAL | 5 | Like the voice of someone with a cold, often |
| 48% | ASSORTED | 8 | With many different varieties, like a box of chocolates |
| 48% | ASSORTED | 8 | With lots of different kinds, like a box of chocolates |
| 48% | HONEY | 5 | Food with a lot of buzz around it? |
| 48% | MEAD | 4 | Booze with a lot of buzz around it? |
| 48% | ALBUM | 5 | Recording with a collection of songs on it |
| 48% | MOTTLED | 7 | Splotched with color like a species of duck |
| 47% | PGA | 3 | Org. with a lot of links on its website |
| 47% | PANERA | 6 | Chain with a loaf of bread in its logo |
| 47% | ISRAEL | 6 | Nation with a Star of David on its flag |
| 47% | SLATEBLUE | 9 | Paint color with a lot of gray in it |
| 47% | REMEMBERTHEMAIZE | 16 | Historic cry with a kernel of truth to it? |
| 47% | POSSE | 5 | Slang for a group of people with like traits |
| 47% | UNSHORN | 7 | Like a sheep with all its wool |