| 100% | LARVA | 5 | Stage between egg and pupa in an insect's life |
| 69% | LARVA | 5 | Stage between egg and pupa, for an insect |
| 53% | LARVA | 5 | Stage between egg and pupa |
| 52% | PUPA | 4 | Stage in an insect's life cycle |
| 52% | LARVA | 5 | Stage between egg and pupa, for butterflies |
| 50% | LARVA | 5 | Early stage in an insect's life |
| 48% | PUPAL | 5 | Like one stage in an insect's life |
| 44% | BEE | 3 | An insect that lives in hives and makes honey |
| 40% | LARVA | 5 | Stage of an insect's life cycle |
| 40% | PUPA | 4 | Early stage in an insect's metamorphosis |
| 38% | LARVA | 5 | Early stage of an insect's life cycle |
| 36% | SEA | 3 | It's between a lake and an ocean in size |
| 36% | PUPA | 4 | Insect stage between larva and adult |
| 35% | THORAX | 6 | The part of an insect between head and abdomen |
| 34% | ANT | 3 | Insect who builds hills and lives in colonies |
| 33% | CHRYSALIS | 9 | An insect's pupa or its covering |
| 33% | PASSE | 5 | Stage between “in” and “retro” |
| 32% | HYBRID | 6 | In golf, a cross between a wood and an iron club |
| 32% | SECRETHANDSHAKE | 15 | Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? |
| 30% | PICKLE | 6 | "Hatch an eggs-citing plan!" Type of eggs cured in vinegar and brine |
| 30% | OLE | 3 | Her s___ purpose in life was to provide for herself and her family |
| 30% | SPANDREL | 8 | In architecture, the near triangular space between the curve of an arch and the framework above |
| 30% | KINGJOHN | 8 | The Life and Death of —, stage play by William Shakespeare first published in 1623 |
| 30% | BYATT | 5 | A S —, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden |
| 30% | REUSE | 5 | Word between "reduce" and "recycle" in an environmental ad campaign |
| 29% | ISETTA | 6 | BMW ___, Italian-designed automobile with an egg shape and three wheels first sold in 1953 |
| 29% | PUPA | 4 | Insect in a stage before it's fully adult |
| 29% | ANT | 3 | Insect in "A Bug's Life" |
| 29% | ANTS | 4 | Insects in "A Bug's Life'' |
| 29% | NIMES | 5 | City in S France whose Roman remains include an amphitheatre and the Pont du Gard aqueduct |