| 100% | BLUBBER | 7 | The insulating fat layer of whales and seals |
| 42% | BLUBBER | 7 | Layer of fat that insulates polar mammals |
| 42% | SUBSOIL | 7 | Layer of ground between the topsoil and bedrock |
| 41% | MANTLE | 6 | Layer of the earth between the crust and the core |
| 41% | BLUBBER | 7 | Fat layer between skin and muscle in whales |
| 40% | OMENTUM | 7 | Apron-like layer of fat over the abdomen |
| 38% | CETOLOGY | 8 | The study of whales, dolphins and similar animals |
| 38% | TALISMANS | 9 | The Seal of Solomon and others |
| 37% | SUET | 4 | Hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle |
| 37% | PLATE | 5 | Piece of china laid between the fork and the spoon? |
| 37% | CHARLIEFINK | 11 | Frontman of English folk-rock band Noah and the Whale |
| 37% | DUST | 4 | *Spring cleaning* "Clean this sneeze inducing layer of fine powder from the tables and surfaces!" |
| 36% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |
| 35% | BLUBBER | 7 | Thick layer of fatty tissue below the skin of a whale used as a source of oil |
| 35% | SONAR | 5 | Capability of whales and dolphins |
| 34% | LAND | 4 | Lay of the ___ |
| 34% | CETOLOGY | 8 | Scientific study of whales and dolphins |
| 34% | MANTLE | 6 | Layer of the earth |
| 34% | UVEA | 4 | Layer of the eye |
| 34% | SUBCONSCIOUS | 12 | Layer of the mind |
| 34% | CORNEA | 6 | Layer of the eye |
| 34% | RETINA | 6 | Layer of the eye |
| 34% | TERRAIN | 7 | Lay of the land |
| 33% | UVEA | 4 | Layer of the 42-Down |
| 33% | OZONE | 5 | Layer of the upper atmosphere |
| 33% | OUTRAGE | 7 | "Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of ___," 2020 memoir by politician and former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw |
| 33% | OZONE | 5 | Layer of the Earth's stratosphere |
| 33% | STRATA | 6 | Layers of rock in the ground |
| 32% | KETO | 4 | Diet that involves eating fat, cutting carbs, and avoiding the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 32% | MANTLE | 6 | Layer of the Earth below the crust |