| 100% | PAWAHTUN | 8 | Maya god with a shell on his back, god of scribes |
| 48% | TORTOISES | 9 | Large land reptiles with a shell on their backs |
| 42% | YORICK | 6 | Of whom Hamlet said "He hath borne me on his back a thousand times" |
| 42% | NOVUS | 5 | With 46-Across, phrase on the back of a buck |
| 42% | WHITE | 5 | With 7-Across, building on the back of a $20 bill |
| 41% | PORBEAGLE | 9 | Fast mackerel shark with a white area on the back of the dorsal fin |
| 40% | ODIN | 4 | God with two ravens on his shoulders |
| 39% | SHIRT | 5 | Western ___, piece of men's clothing with a stylized yoke on the front and back |
| 38% | DIME | 4 | Coin with a torch on the back |
| 38% | EURO | 4 | Coin with a map on its back |
| 38% | IPAD | 4 | Tablet with a fruit on its back |
| 38% | ATLAS | 5 | Someone with a lot on his shoulders |
| 38% | BIGEATER | 8 | Person with a lot on his plate? |
| 38% | GOODFORYOU | 10 | Comment made with a pat on the back |
| 38% | TEACAKE | 7 | Husband of Janie in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” who shares his nickname with a baked good |
| 38% | GREASYNEALE | 11 | Football Hall-of-Famer with a nickname befitting his elusiveness on the field |
| 38% | ONEMANBAND | 10 | Performer who might have a drum on his back |
| 38% | MACKEREL | 8 | Migratory pelagic fish with a pattern on its back |
| 38% | THETORTOISEANDTHERHEA | 21 | Slow-moving reptile with a bird on its back? |
| 37% | ODIN | 4 | God with a pair of raven messengers |
| 37% | ASTRIDE | 7 | With a leg on either side of |
| 37% | ASTRADDLE | 9 | With a leg on each side of |
| 37% | MEHTA | 5 | Conductor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | SHREK | 5 | Ogre with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | LASSIE | 6 | Animal with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | ANNETTE | 7 | Bening with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | ILONA | 5 | Massey with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | TREBEK | 6 | Alex with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame |
| 37% | LASSIE | 6 | Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 37% | TAKEI | 5 | George with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |