| 100% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | Mythical creature of earth, air, fire, or water |
| 48% | ELEMENTS | 8 | There are four of them; air, water, fire and earth |
| 46% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | Pixar film featuring characterizations of water, fire, air, and earth starring 15-Across and 33-Across |
| 45% | OPEN | 4 | Word before air, fire or water |
| 42% | VORTEX | 6 | Whirling mass of water or air |
| 40% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Earth, wind, water, and fire are four of these |
| 39% | EMPEDOCLES | 10 | Greek philosopher and scientist who held that the world is composed of air, fire, earth and water |
| 38% | YETI | 4 | Mythical creature of the Himalayas |
| 38% | NESSIE | 6 | Mythical creature of Scotland, familiarly |
| 38% | AIR | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with fire, earth, and water |
| 38% | YETI | 4 | Mythical creature of Nepal and Tibet |
| 38% | CHUPACABRA | 10 | Mythical creature of Latin American lore |
| 37% | TOWER | 5 | Word with fire or water |
| 37% | UNDER | 5 | Word before fire or water |
| 36% | LAKE | 4 | "___ of Fire," song covered by Nirvana ... or a small water body where one might go fishing |
| 36% | CHUTE | 5 | Sounds like fire or water slide |
| 36% | ORDEALS | 7 | Trials, torments, tribulations by fire or water |
| 35% | UNICORN | 7 | Mythical creature, or a billion-dollar startup |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | Earth, fire, water, and ___ |
| 34% | CLOD | 4 | Lump of earth or clay |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | Fire, ___, water, earth |
| 34% | ETHEL | 5 | Barrymore or Waters of “Pinky” |
| 34% | DRAGON | 6 | Mythical creature shown on the flag of Bhutan |
| 34% | MERMAID | 7 | Half human, half-fish creature of the water |
| 34% | AXE | 3 | Fire ... or a producer of firewood |
| 34% | DRAGON | 6 | Mythical fire-breathing creature |
| 34% | BAILEY | 6 | Philip of Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 34% | IRE | 3 | Earth, Water, Air, F___ |
| 34% | VENT | 4 | Air or water outlet |
| 34% | NEED | 4 | Water, food or air |