| 100% | YAK | 3 | Long-haired cattle cousin found in Mongolia |
| 57% | YAK | 3 | Cattle found in Mongolia and Siberia |
| 46% | ELK | 3 | Deer cousin found in Yellowstone |
| 44% | YAKS | 4 | Large mammals found in Tibet and Mongolia |
| 44% | YAKS | 4 | Cattle cousins in the Himalayas |
| 43% | ELK | 3 | Large deer cousin found in Rocky Mountain National Park |
| 42% | WHISKER | 7 | Long hair found on a dog's face |
| 42% | YAK | 3 | Large, long-haired Himalayan cattle cousin |
| 42% | LICE | 4 | Parasitic insects sometimes found in hair |
| 42% | KERATIN | 7 | Protein found in hair and nails |
| 42% | KERATIN | 7 | Protein found in hair and hooves |
| 41% | ECHOES | 6 | They may be found in long halls |
| 41% | DAD | 3 | Puzzle honoree found in eight long answers |
| 41% | KERATIN | 7 | Protein found in claws, hair and hooves |
| 41% | KERATIN | 7 | Protein found in nails, hair, and hoofs |
| 41% | DNA | 3 | Forensic evidence found in hair follicles: Abbr. |
| 41% | MELANIN | 7 | The pigment found in hair and skin |
| 41% | GRAY | 4 | Color found in salt-and-pepper hair |
| 41% | LOUSE | 5 | Parasite that can be found in hair |
| 41% | CPAS | 4 | Summers found in the four longest answers |
| 41% | INFO | 4 | "Tips" found in the five longest answers |
| 40% | TOE | 3 | Stocking stuffer found in the long Across answers |
| 40% | KERATIN | 7 | Fibrous protein found in hair, nails and feathers |
| 40% | TOM | 3 | Turkey found in the four longest Across answers |
| 40% | RAPUNZEL | 8 | Damsel with very long hair featured in "Tangled" |
| 40% | MANE | 4 | Simba's long hair, in "The Lion King" |
| 40% | OSCAR | 5 | Golden boy found in the four long Across answers |
| 40% | FARMFEMALES | 11 | They can be found in six long Across answers |
| 40% | YAM | 3 | Thanksgiving side dish found in the longest Across answers |
| 40% | SKI | 3 | Downhill runner found in the four longest Across answers |