| 100% | BOXJELLYFISH | 12 | Umbrella-shaped invertebrate that is considered the most venomous animal on the planet: 2 wds. |
| 57% | COLOSSALSQUID | 13 | A massive, tentacled sea creature that is one of the largest animals on the planet and is the largest known invertebrate: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WILDKINGDOM | 11 | Nature show on Animal Planet, a revival of a 1963-1988 show that was hosted by Marlin Perkins: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RHINOCEROS | 10 | The White ___, one of the largest terrestrial animals on the planet that is known for its large horn |
| 39% | BLUE | 4 | The ___-Ringed Octopus, one of the most venomous animals on the planet whose venom has no known antidote |
| 38% | FORSALE | 7 | Sign that means a house is on the market: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SKICAP | 6 | Knitted headgear that might be worn on the slopes: 2 wds. |
| 37% | 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. |
| 37% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEMANSION | 10 | 1959 novel by William Faulkner that is the last of the trilogy on the Snopes family: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TENBUCKS | 8 | Cost of an item that was originally $20 but is now on the half-price rack: 2 wds. |
| 37% | POLECAR | 7 | The vehicle that is first out on the track in Indy racing, say: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATOLL | 5 | "Too much work in the office is taking ___ on his health.": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KINGCOBRA | 9 | Regal snake capable of killing a full-grown Asian Elephant. Considered the most venomous snake due to amount injected: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THECONTRACTOR | 13 | 2007 American action film starring Lena Headey, that was released on direct-to DVD in the US: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WHITETIGER | 10 | Type of animal that Soohorang, the mascot of 35-Across, is: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SESAMESTREET | 12 | Children's show that has been on the air since 1969: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Legendary boxer nicknamed "The Baddest Man on the Planet" who is an expert at racing pigeons: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | Ellen Pompeo medical drama that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CRIMINALMINDS | 13 | Joe Mantegna police procedural that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SUPERNATURAL | 12 | Jared Padalecki dark fantasy that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 35% | YOUPROOF | 8 | Morgen Wallen song that was 10th on Spotify's 2023 list of most-streamed songs of the summer in the U.S. (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CRUELSUMMER | 11 | Taylor Swift song that was third on Spotify's 2023 list of most-streamed songs of the summer in the U.S. (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PEOPLESCOURT | 12 | Legal reality show that's been on the air for 29 seasons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 35% | 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. |
| 34% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 34% | EASYA | 5 | Teen comedy film starring Emma Stone that was based on the novel "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |