| 100% | KOI | 3 | Ornamental fish whose name is a homophone for “love” in Japanese |
| 55% | KALI | 4 | Hindu divinity whose name is a homophone for a herding dog |
| 54% | KOI | 3 | Fish that's a homophone for "love" in Japanese |
| 47% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 46% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose name is a calculator number turned upside down |
| 46% | MALI | 4 | Country whose name is a homophone of "Molly" |
| 46% | CEDAR | 5 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "seeder" |
| 46% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "you" |
| 46% | OPAH | 4 | Fish whose name is a celebrity's name minus an R |
| 46% | NEHI | 4 | Drink whose name is a homophone of 48-Across |
| 46% | ARIAL | 5 | Font whose name is a homophone of 20-Across |
| 46% | TETRA | 5 | Fish whose name is Greek for "four" |
| 46% | AHI | 3 | Fish whose name is "fire" in Hawaiian |
| 45% | ARES | 4 | God whose name is a homophone of a zodiac sign |
| 45% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company whose name is a homophone of a volcano |
| 45% | KLEE | 4 | Artist whose name is a homophone of a sculpture medium |
| 45% | ARES | 4 | Greek god whose name is a homophone of a zodiac sign |
| 45% | RAYS | 4 | Tampa Bay baseball team whose name is a homophone of "raise" |
| 45% | LUTE | 4 | Ancient guitar-like instrument whose name is a homophone of "loot" |
| 44% | CARP | 4 | Fish whose name is another word for "complain" |
| 44% | ENO | 3 | Musician whose name is a number in reverse |
| 44% | ENYA | 4 | Singer for whom a fish native to the Orinoco was named in 2017 |
| 44% | BTEN | 4 | Bygone bomber whose name is a call in bingo |
| 44% | AMOR | 4 | Deity whose name is a city in Italia backwards |
| 44% | SUEDE | 5 | Material whose name is a Scandinavian country in French |
| 44% | SEOUL | 5 | Asian capital city whose name is a homophone of 5-Down and 9-Across |
| 43% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe company whose name is an acronym for a Latin expression about health in mind and body |
| 43% | ORR | 3 | Hockey great whose name is a homophone of 88-Across and 123- and 124-Down |
| 43% | DINGER | 6 | Rockies mascot whose name is a slang term for "home run" |
| 43% | DODGE | 5 | Automaker whose name is a synonym for 6-Across |