| 100% | SIGN | 4 | Rat or monkey, in the Chinese zodiac |
| 61% | YEAR | 4 | ___ of the Rat (now, in the Chinese zodiac) |
| 60% | DRAGON | 6 | Only fictional creature in the Chinese zodiac |
| 60% | ANIMALS | 7 | There are 12 in the Chinese zodiac |
| 60% | RAT | 3 | Ox's predecessor in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | PIG | 3 | Animal between dog and rat in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | RAT | 3 | Skinny-tailed animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | RAT | 3 | Rodent in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | TIGER | 5 | Feline in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | RAT | 3 | Animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 59% | SNAKE | 5 | Reptile in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | First animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | Smallest animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | ROOSTER | 7 | 2017 symbol in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | Small mammal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | Pig follower in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | Mouse cousin in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | MONKEY | 6 | Ninth animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | SNAKE | 5 | Slithering reptile in the Chinese zodiac |
| 58% | RAT | 3 | Small animal in the Chinese zodiac |
| 57% | OXEN | 4 | Large bovines that are in the Chinese zodiac |
| 57% | YEAROFTHERAT | 12 | 2008, 2020 and 2032, in the Chinese zodiac |
| 55% | RATS | 4 | Rodents featured in the Chinese zodiac for most of 2020 |
| 53% | YEAROFTHEOX | 11 | 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across |
| 51% | DRAGON | 6 | The only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac |
| 48% | OFTHEOX | 7 | The Year __ is second in the Chinese Zodiac cycle |
| 48% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | 1982 hit for Survivor with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 4 wds. |
| 47% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 47% | YEAR | 4 | ___ of the Snake (2025 in the Chinese zodiac) |
| 47% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |