| 100% | VENOMOUS | 8 | Snakes and spiders with toxins in their fangs |
| 40% | SHED | 4 | What snakes and lizards do periodically with their skin |
| 33% | ETHELMERMAN | 11 | ... and 99-Across starred in musicals and share their first names with a classic sitcom couple |
| 32% | VIPER | 5 | Gaboon ___ (snake with the longest fangs and highest venom yield) |
| 31% | CHART | 5 | Pie ___, disc-shaped graphic where a math genius may show their creativity, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 31% | ASP | 3 | Snake in "Antony and Cleopatra" |
| 31% | ASP | 3 | Snake in “Antony and Cleopatra” |
| 31% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 31% | HAND | 4 | Body part with fingers ... and something one uses to brush off imaginary dust from their shoulder in a gesture of confidence |
| 31% | VIPERS | 6 | Snakes with hollow fangs for poisoning |
| 30% | SITES | 5 | Things with periods in their names |
| 30% | VIPERS | 6 | Venomous snakes with fangs |
| 30% | ADDER | 5 | Snake with "death" and "puff" varieties |
| 30% | LIKEABOSS | 9 | With confidence and authority, in slang |
| 30% | ROPES | 5 | Ins and outs, with "the" |
| 30% | PARTY | 5 | Fun gathering with food and music, where a creative soul may showcase their talent, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 30% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |
| 30% | PETS | 4 | Spiders and snakes, to the Addams Family |
| 30% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 with a popular debut single "Surfin" and are famous for their song "Sail on Sailor": 3 wds. |
| 29% | AGE | 3 | Middle ___ (life phase for people in their 40s and 50s) |
| 29% | GARBAGEHAULERS | 14 | Their trucks play music in Japan and Taiwan |
| 29% | ERIC | 4 | With 76-Down, actor in "Troy" and "Munich" |
| 29% | JUNEPOINTER | 11 | ... and 41-Across sang with their siblings |
| 29% | ASP | 3 | Deadly snake in "Antony and Cleopatra" |
| 29% | ASUNDER | 7 | In bits and pieces, with "torn" |
| 29% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Boy band formed in 1993 with a popular eponymous debut album and are famous for their song "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 29% | REINING | 7 | Directing and controlling, with in |
| 29% | BEERS | 5 | Their heads and bodies may be critiqued in bars |
| 29% | TWAIN | 5 | With "the," East and West, in a Kipling ballad |
| 29% | ALAKING | 7 | In a cream sauce with mushrooms and green peppers |