| 100% | TERRAPIN | 8 | Type of turtle that's the mascot of the University of Maryland |
| 59% | FROG | 4 | Type of animal that's the mascot for Honey Smacks cereal |
| 55% | OTTER | 5 | Animal that's the mascot of California State University, Monterey Bay |
| 51% | WHITETIGER | 10 | Type of animal that Soohorang, the mascot of 35-Across, is: 2 wds. |
| 50% | FEAR | 4 | "__ the Turtle": University of Maryland catchphrase |
| 50% | NARC | 4 | Type of cop that's the subject of "Training Day" |
| 49% | GOAT | 4 | Animal that's the mascot of the US Navy |
| 48% | LION | 4 | Type of animal that's the mayor in "Zootopia" |
| 48% | BEARCAT | 7 | Fierce mammal that serves as the University of Cincinnati mascot |
| 48% | LION | 4 | Large animal that's the mascot of MGM |
| 48% | UDO | 3 | Name of the red panda that's the mascot of the University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 47% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's the mascot of Wise potato chips |
| 47% | FROG | 4 | Animal that's the mascot of Honey Smacks cereal |
| 46% | LOWIMPACT | 9 | Type of exercise that's easy on the joints |
| 45% | TENOR | 5 | Type of saxophone that's larger than the alto version |
| 45% | OPAL | 4 | Type of gem that's featured in the movie "Uncut Gems" |
| 45% | GATOR | 5 | Reptile mascot of the University of Florida |
| 44% | IDLE | 4 | Type of brain that might be the devil's workshop |
| 44% | IBIS | 4 | Sebastian the ___ (bird mascot of the University of Miami) |
| 44% | IBIS | 4 | Sebastian, the University of Miami's mascot, e.g. |
| 44% | RUMINANT | 8 | Type of mammal that chews the cud |
| 44% | LASIK | 5 | Type of surgery that reshapes the cornea |
| 44% | BAD | 3 | Type of apple that spoils the bunch |
| 43% | BALTIMORE | 9 | Maryland's most populous city that was the birthplace of Babe Ruth |
| 43% | PUN | 3 | Type of joke that might cause the listener's eyes to roll |
| 43% | SERO | 4 | Cat with a Twitter account (with over 30,000 followers) that's the mascot of the Turkish Republican People's Party |
| 43% | SLUG | 4 | Banana ___ (molluscan mascot of the University of California, Santa Cruz) |
| 43% | BUTTON | 6 | Type of nose that Frosty the Snowman had |
| 43% | RAT | 3 | Type of rodent that followed the Pied Piper |
| 43% | CARDIO | 6 | Type of exercise that gets the heart pumping |