| 100% | AFL | 3 | NYSE symbol of the co. that had a duck in the opening credits of May's "Scoob!" |
| 42% | LOVEKNOT | 8 | *Romantic symbol that may be tied in the shape of a heart |
| 42% | STARRING | 8 | Word in the opening credits of a TV show |
| 41% | BUNDT | 5 | Type of cake that has a hole in the middle |
| 40% | ARE | 3 | "Diamonds ___ a Girl's Best Friend," song that Kylie Minogue performed at the opening ceremony of Fox Studios in Sydney |
| 38% | KITE | 4 | Flier that might be of a variety in the shaded squares |
| 37% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 37% | CLAW | 4 | Part of a lobster that might have a rubber band around it while in a restaurant's tank |
| 37% | PESO | 4 | Coin used in Chiapas that has a stylized image of the "Ring of Splendor of the Sun Stone" |
| 37% | CHEM | 4 | One of the subjects that astronaut Story Musgrave has a degree in, for short |
| 37% | GAYBAR | 6 | Establishment that might have a rainbow flag in the window |
| 37% | BIKERBAR | 8 | Establishment that might have a lot of hogs in front |
| 37% | IRONS | 5 | You might have a lot of them in the fire |
| 37% | BLOOPER | 7 | On-camera goof that might be shown during the closing credits of a movie comedy |
| 37% | LOOM | 4 | Fruit of the ___ (company that in fact does not have a cornucopia in its logo) |
| 37% | TOOTH | 5 | First ___, milestone that might mark the start of solid food in a baby's diet |
| 36% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | "The Bird-catcher and the ___," a popular fable by 38-Down that has a traditional tune in the Isle of Man |
| 36% | LEAF | 4 | Part of a tree that might fall off in the autumn |
| 36% | ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | 15 | Line that follows the opening syllables of 19-, 37-, and 42-Across, in a salty refrain |
| 36% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 36% | EAR | 3 | Part of the body that has a drum |
| 36% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 36% | SUNROOF | 7 | The top of a car that can be opened in summer |
| 36% | SIRED | 5 | Had a role in the production of? |
| 36% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 35% | LIMO | 4 | Car that might have ice buckets and bottles of champagne in the back seat |
| 35% | WHITE | 5 | ___ House, residence of the POTUS in Washington, D.C. that has a colorful name |
| 35% | KUDZU | 5 | Plant that has become invasive in much of the Eastern U.S. |
| 35% | ALPS | 4 | Mountains in the opening credits of “The Sound of Music” |
| 35% | EAGLE | 5 | Swooping animal in the opening credits of "The Colbert Report" |