| 100% | SWEETARTS | 9 | Sour candies that sound like a term of endearment |
| 64% | HUN | 3 | Invader whose name sounds like a term of endearment |
| 50% | PIE | 3 | Dessert that sounds like a mathematical term |
| 50% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey that sounds like a candy brand |
| 49% | BOGIE | 5 | Actor's nickname that sounds like a golf term |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | Lake that sounds like a synonym of "spooky" |
| 48% | OWED | 4 | Verb that sounds like a type of poem |
| 48% | MATT | 4 | Name that sounds like a type of lipstick |
| 48% | OUR | 3 | Pronoun that sounds like a unit of time |
| 48% | RAE | 3 | Name that sounds like a beam of sunlight |
| 48% | STU | 3 | Man's name that sounds like a hearty bowl of food |
| 48% | PEAS | 4 | Veggies that sound like a partner of 5-Across? |
| 48% | WHY | 3 | Question that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 48% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 48% | YEW | 3 | Tree that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 48% | GEE | 3 | Exclamation that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 48% | MUSSEL | 6 | Seafood that sounds like a part of the body |
| 48% | APSE | 4 | Word that sounds like a plural of 1-Down |
| 48% | SUNDAE | 6 | Dessert that sounds like a day of the week |
| 47% | PALM | 4 | A tree that sounds like a part of the hand |
| 47% | ISLE | 4 | Landmass that sounds like part of a supermarket |
| 47% | THORNE | 6 | Surname that sounds like part of a rose |
| 47% | YASIR | 5 | Arabic name that sounds like a reply of agreement |
| 47% | BUMBLE | 6 | Dating app that sounds like a type of bee |
| 47% | RHO | 3 | Greek letter that sounds like part of a spreadsheet |
| 47% | EUREKA | 6 | California city that sounds like a cry of discovery |
| 47% | NEHI | 4 | Drink brand that sounds like a type of boot |
| 46% | YEWS | 4 | Coniferous trees that sound like a letter of the alphabet |
| 46% | EAU | 3 | French word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 46% | EWE | 3 | Farm animal that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |