| 100% | SOROARITIES | 11 | Residences for some female collegians ... according to a lion? |
| 44% | ROARSCHACHTESTS | 15 | Inkblot interpretations ... according to a lion? |
| 44% | FLAMETHROAR | 11 | Fireball-projecting weapon ... according to a lion? |
| 43% | PJOROARKE | 9 | "Parliament of Whores" satirist ... according to a lion? |
| 43% | EITHEROAR | 9 | "Whichever you'd prefer" ... according to a lion? |
| 39% | ANIMUS | 6 | According to Carl Jung, masculine side of a female |
| 37% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Supports for some volumes, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 37% | IMMIGRATE | 9 | To live in a new country for permanent residence |
| 36% | LACK | 4 | Mane, for a female lion, e.g. |
| 34% | DORM | 4 | Residence where one may have to share a room at college, for short |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | "I need to get some ___" ("I'm going out for a walk") |
| 33% | PREY | 4 | Deer, to a lion |
| 33% | PREY | 4 | Zebra, to a lion |
| 32% | SOBERINGUP | 10 | *Having a greasy breakfast, according to some |
| 32% | SEX | 3 | It sells, according to a saying |
| 32% | ERR | 3 | Act human, according to a proverb |
| 32% | OLDDOG | 6 | Poor learner, according to a proverb |
| 32% | ERR | 3 | Be human, according to a saying |
| 32% | RAW | 3 | Like meat thrown to a lion |
| 32% | PREY | 4 | Deer, to a lion, e.g. |
| 32% | PREY | 4 | Deer, to a lion or leopard |
| 32% | DESK | 4 | Item you could buy for your residence if you happen to be a crossword creator |
| 32% | MANSE | 5 | Residence for a parson |
| 32% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Crisis time, for some ... or a hint to each of the circled words |
| 32% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing" according to a 1970 hit |
| 32% | UNLUCKY | 7 | Like breaking a mirror, according to some people |
| 32% | ERR | 3 | What humans do, according to a saying |
| 32% | HONESTY | 7 | "The best policy," according to a saying |
| 32% | EASY | 4 | Like Sunday morning, according to a song |