| 100% | RATSNEST | 8 | Tangled hair, or a rodent's home: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BADEGG | 6 | No-good person, or a breakfast food that's gone rotten: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PEACHFUZZ | 9 | A boy's first facial hair, or what nectarine skin doesn't have: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ITA | 3 | "Is ___ dog or a wolf?": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ADOOR | 5 | "Is that ___ or a window?": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ANANT | 5 | "Was it ___ or a wasp?": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BADACTOR | 8 | Theatrical ham, or a troublemaker: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BADGUY | 6 | Villain, or a Billie Eilish hit: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FRYUP | 5 | Cook eggs or a steak in a pan: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BEKIND | 6 | Show generosity, or a 2020 Marshmello hit with Halsey: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ATEIN | 5 | Had a meal at home: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RESIDENTEVIL | 12 | Survival-horror video game series, or a 2002 Milla Jovovich film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BROKENARROW | 11 | 1950 Jimmy Stewart western, or a 1996 John Travolta action film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | POWERTRIP | 9 | 2013 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "display of dominance": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RESCUEME | 8 | 2004-2011 Denis Leary drama, or a 1965 Fontella Bass hit: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ISPY | 4 | 1960s TV drama, or a kids' guessing game: 2 wds. |
| 39% | POKERFACE | 9 | 2023-present Natasha Lyonne crime series, or a 2008 Lady Gaga hit: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHIAPET | 7 | Novelty item where seeds grow to form a figure's fur or hair: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ATREE | 5 | Squirrel's home: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STREETFIGHTER | 13 | Combat-based video game series, or a 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme film: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEJAVU | 6 | 2017 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "feeling that something has happened before": 2 wds. |
| 38% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2003-2004 Tarantino film released in two parts, or a 2023 song by SZA: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROOTFOR | 7 | Support a team or a cause: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RAT | 3 | Backstabber, or a rodent |
| 37% | PSI | 3 | "___ Love You" (a Beatles song or a Gerard Butler movie): 2 wds. |
| 37% | GOODTIMES | 9 | 1974-1979 Esther Rolle sitcom, or a 1979 Chic hit: 2 wds. |
| 36% | COULDVEBEEN | 11 | Was almost possible, or a 2018 R&B hit by H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISNOT | 5 | "A house ___ a home": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOMEAT | 6 | A vegetarian's credo: 2 wds. |