| 100% | CHICKAREE | 9 | Red squirrel named for the sound it makes |
| 71% | GNU | 3 | Bovid named for the sound it makes |
| 65% | RATTLER | 7 | Reptile named for the warning sound it makes |
| 50% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GULES | 5 | Name for the colour red in heraldry |
| 44% | DAMASK | 6 | — rose, plant cultivated for its pink or red flowers used to make the perfume attar |
| 43% | MANGALA | 7 | Hindu name for the red planet, Mars |
| 43% | CATSEYE | 7 | Marble named for the feline feature it resembles |
| 43% | POUNDCAKE | 9 | Dessert named for the weight of its ingredients |
| 43% | NUTRIA | 6 | Another name for the coypu or its fur |
| 42% | EURO | 4 | Money named for the continent where it is used |
| 42% | TUMS | 4 | Antacid brand named for the organ that it soothes |
| 42% | DNA | 3 | MyHeritage ___ (service named for the genetic material it tests) |
| 42% | STARAPPLE | 9 | Fruit named for the appearance of its cross section |
| 42% | TEE | 3 | Top named for the letter it resembles |
| 42% | TELESCOPIUM | 11 | Constellation named for the instrument it depicts |
| 42% | MONTREAL | 8 | City named for the hill it surrounds |
| 42% | GECKO | 5 | Lizard named for its sound |
| 42% | OLIVE | 5 | Color named for the green fruit popular for its oil |
| 42% | POTAUFEU | 8 | French dish named for the method used to cook it |
| 42% | TANDOORICHICKEN | 15 | Dish named for the oven in which it’s cooked |
| 42% | PINTAIL | 7 | Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy |
| 42% | EUROSTEP | 8 | Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin |
| 42% | NEHI | 4 | Company named for the exaggerated height of its tallish bottles |
| 42% | BLUSHER | 7 | Mushroom named for the fact that its flesh bruises pink |
| 42% | ROUGE | 5 | It makes many people red in the face |
| 42% | RULER | 5 | It makes a straight line for the king |
| 42% | RULER | 5 | It makes a straight line for the sovereign |
| 42% | DINGDONG | 8 | The sound made by a doorbell, for example |
| 41% | NICAD | 5 | Battery type named for the two metals used for its electrodes |