| 100% | ARTSCHOOL | 9 | Place of learning such as the Bauhaus or Slade |
| 46% | OARFISH | 7 | Elongated marine fish such as the king of herrings or giant — |
| 44% | PLANE | 5 | Tree such as the American — or Oriental — with ball-shaped heads of fruit |
| 43% | LORIS | 5 | Nocturnal primate of Asia such as the Red Slender — or Bengal Slow — |
| 43% | LORIS | 5 | Nocturnal primate of Asia such as the Red Slender - or Bengal Slow - |
| 43% | PEAFOWL | 7 | Large crested pheasant of Asia such as the Blue — or Green — |
| 43% | INTERMISSION | 12 | Break ... such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across? |
| 42% | DCOM | 4 | Film such as "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" or "High School Musical," briefly |
| 42% | ALTERED | 7 | Modify something such as to change the size, shape or style of a dress (past) |
| 41% | ADJUTANT | 8 | Stork of southern Asia such as the Greater — or Lesser — |
| 41% | SCREAMER | 8 | Bird of South America such as the Crested — or Black-necked — |
| 40% | BELLWORT | 8 | Plant of North America such as the large-flowered — or perfoliate — |
| 40% | DUO | 3 | Pair of performers, such as Daft Punk or the Everly Brothers |
| 40% | ABBEY | 5 | Place of learning in the Middle Ages |
| 40% | LANGUR | 6 | Long-tailed arboreal monkey of Asia such as the Golden — or Germain's — |
| 40% | SERIN | 5 | Bird of the finch family such as the European — or Syrian — |
| 40% | BUTTERBUR | 9 | Plant of the genus Petasites such as the giant — or Arctic — |
| 40% | EARTHCREEPER | 12 | Bird of the family Furnariidae such as the Bolivian — or rock — |
| 40% | CANDYTUFT | 9 | Plant of the genus Iberis such as the Gibraltar — or Evergreen — |
| 40% | SLOWLORIS | 9 | Small primate of southeast Asia such as the Sunda — or Bengal — |
| 39% | MOSQUE | 6 | Place of worship such as Masjid al-Haram |
| 39% | PARTRIDGE | 9 | Bird of the pheasant family such as the grey — or red-legged — |
| 39% | PECCARY | 7 | Piglike mammal of the Americas such as the Collared — or White-lipped — |
| 39% | ASHRAM | 6 | A Hindu place of learning or schooling |
| 39% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn, as a new skill ... or what can precede the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 59-Across |
| 38% | SIGN | 4 | Part of the zodiac, such as Aries or Virgo |
| 38% | MOLLUSC | 7 | Invertebrate such as the snail, clam or octopus |
| 38% | AUSPICES | 8 | Support, such as the Medici patronage of artists |
| 38% | BEE | 3 | Insect such as the mason — or carpenter — |
| 38% | BEAR | 4 | Mammal such as the spectacled — or sun — |