| 100% | LOAF | 4 | Shape of a cat with its paws and tail tucked beneath it |
| 42% | YARN | 4 | A cat might play with a ball of it |
| 40% | THE | 3 | With 71-Across and each answer to a starred clue, all of it |
| 39% | IAMS | 4 | Dog and cat food brand with a paw in its logo |
| 37% | ZEBRA | 5 | Black-and-white animal with a type of crossing named after it |
| 37% | SEALPOINT | 9 | Cats with pale bodies and dark faces, tails, paws |
| 36% | CPR | 3 | Subj. of a class with dummies in it |
| 36% | RACCOON | 7 | Mammal of North America with alternating light and dark rings on its tail |
| 36% | TEN | 3 | Denomination of a bill with Alexander Hamilton on it |
| 35% | MOUSE | 5 | It might be under the paw of a cat ... or a computer user |
| 35% | PETCO | 5 | Retail chain with a dog and a cat in its logo |
| 35% | PUMA | 4 | International footwear and apparel brand with a cat on its logo |
| 35% | OMAN | 4 | Country that becomes a female with a W in front of it |
| 35% | KNEAD | 5 | Press, as a cat would with its paws |
| 34% | PETCO | 5 | Retailer with a cat and dog in its logo |
| 34% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 34% | YEN | 3 | 1-___ coin (currency with "State of Japan" and a young tree featured on it) |
| 34% | IRONY | 5 | A maintenance shop with a broken doorbell is an example of it |
| 34% | DOG | 3 | "___ days," idiom for hottest days of summer with a canine in it |
| 34% | PETCO | 5 | Store chain with a dog and cat in its logo |
| 34% | REEL | 4 | A line winds in and out of it |
| 34% | PETCO | 5 | Retailer with a red dog and blue cat in its logo |
| 34% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a Great Lake and a Pennsylvania city on it |
| 34% | ETON | 4 | English prep school with a shade of blue named after it |
| 34% | CHART | 5 | Pie ___, disc-shaped graphic where a math genius may show their creativity, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 34% | YARN | 4 | A kitten might play with a ball of it |
| 33% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 33% | ALBUM | 5 | Recording with a collection of songs on it |
| 33% | STRESSEDOUT | 11 | Under a lot of pressure and feeling it |
| 33% | LYNX | 4 | Wild cat with grey-brown mottled fur, tufted ears and a short tail |