| 100% | GROWLERS | 8 | Speakers with deep and rough voices |
| 51% | SMART | 5 | Like a home speaker with Wi-Fi and voice command |
| 43% | OROTUND | 7 | Deep and sonorous, as a voice |
| 43% | CROAKY | 6 | Deep and hoarse, as a voice |
| 42% | OROTUND | 7 | Deep and rich, as a speaking voice |
| 41% | KARSTS | 6 | Limestone regions with deep fissures and sinkholes |
| 40% | RAVINE | 6 | A deep and narrow gorge with steep sides |
| 40% | RUGOSE | 6 | With a rough and wrinkled surface |
| 40% | BASS | 4 | Low and deep voice |
| 39% | ECHO | 4 | Smart speaker with Dot and Flex versions |
| 38% | BUR | 3 | Rough and prickly seed holder (rhymes with "fur") |
| 38% | ALTO | 4 | Female singer with a deep voice |
| 38% | ALTO | 4 | Woman with a deep singing voice |
| 38% | VELCRO | 6 | Fabric fastener with rough and soft sides |
| 37% | HOARSE | 6 | Rough-sounding, like a smoker's voice (rhymes with "coarse") |
| 36% | ADELE | 5 | Voice behind "Rolling in the Deep," "Hello" and "Someone Like You" |
| 36% | RASP | 4 | Berry whose name begins with a rough, scratchy voice? |
| 36% | BATON | 5 | With 3-Down, Deep South birthplace of Randy Jackson and Don Lemon |
| 35% | SEAHOLLY | 8 | European seashore plant with spiny leaves and deep blue flowers |
| 35% | ITINA | 5 | Rock memoir with the chapters "Nut Bush" and "River Deep" |
| 35% | ENER | 4 | Cabinet dept. with a dynamo and derrick on its seal |
| 35% | CROAK | 5 | Speak with a deep, hoarse voice |
| 34% | KARSTS | 6 | Rough limestone regions with sinkholes and caverns |
| 34% | JULIUS | 6 | With 25-Across, speaker of the quote hidden in 20-, 37- and 53-Across |
| 34% | SOUL | 4 | 2020 Pixar film with the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey |
| 34% | KATSUDON | 8 | Signature dish from Japan made with rice, deep fried meat, and vegetables |
| 33% | PIRATE | 6 | "Arrrr!" speaker with a skull-and-crossbones flag |
| 33% | PSY | 3 | University dept. with social and clinical courses |
| 33% | DOG | 3 | Corn ___, sausage coated with cornmeal batter deep-fried and served on a stick |
| 33% | RASP | 4 | Rough voice |