| 100% | EMU | 3 | The second tallest bird on the planet which is endemic to Australia |
| 45% | EMU | 3 | While at the zoo, check out this large flightless bird that is endemic to Australia (3/3) |
| 43% | MOUNTLOGAN | 10 | The second-highest peak in North America which also happens to be the tallest peak in Canada: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DINGO | 5 | Ancient lineage of dog which is endemic to Australia |
| 42% | COD | 3 | Murray ___, large freshwater predatory fish which is endemic to Australia |
| 42% | WOOD | 4 | Australian ___ duck, goose-like species which is endemic to Australia |
| 41% | CROP | 4 | Expanded part of the oesophagus in birds in which food is stored before passing on to the gizzard |
| 40% | DODO | 4 | Bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius |
| 37% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Country that is native to the second largest bird |
| 36% | MARSATTACKS | 11 | "___!," 1996 comic sci-fi film directed by Tim Burton, starring Pierce Brosnan which is based on spaceship that left Earth to return to the red planet: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EMUS | 4 | Australian birds that are the world's second tallest, behind ostriches |
| 36% | MONACO | 6 | Microstate on the French Riviera which is home to Monte Carlo |
| 36% | TOPGEAR | 7 | Long-running show on which models are put to the test |
| 36% | SAHL | 4 | Satirist who said "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job" |
| 35% | NAVI | 4 | Tall humanoid with a blue striped skin that is indigenous to the fictional planet Pandora |
| 35% | SAHL | 4 | Political satirist who said "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job" |
| 34% | EMU | 3 | Flightless bird that's a native of Australia and is the second-largest living bird |
| 34% | TEE | 3 | Small rubber peg on which a football is placed to raise it off the ground |
| 34% | PRUNINGSHEARS | 13 | Hedge trimmer's tool, which seems to have been used on the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 34% | CAP | 3 | A baseball ___, which is worn on the head. Also means to place a limit on something |
| 34% | GODSAVETHEQUEEN | 15 | "Pray we can hold on to the smaller one, which is more comfortable than the king" |
| 34% | MARS | 4 | You will get to see the NASA rover Opportunity land on this red planet in 2004 |
| 34% | TARPEIANROCK | 12 | Cliff on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome from which traitors were thrown to their deaths |
| 34% | NORDICSKIING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport in which the athletes are free to rise on their toes: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SPERMWHALE | 10 | One of the largest animals on the planet which, while smaller than its "blue" cousin, has the biggest brain proportional to its body: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CARD | 4 | (3/10) "The second item on the shopping list is a greeting ___ that you can send out to loved ones!" |
| 33% | GODSAVETHEQUEEN | 15 | "Pray we can hold on to the smaller one, which is more comfortable than the king" |
| 33% | MERCURY | 7 | Planet that is closest to the sun |
| 33% | SMITTEN | 7 | On the way to being in love |
| 33% | LASH | 4 | One on the eyelid which is a target for mascara? |