| 100% | GNU | 3 | Variation of the wildebeest that has a beard, mane and a sloping back |
| 44% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 41% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 41% | EAR | 3 | Part of the body that has a drum |
| 40% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | "The Bird-catcher and the ___," a popular fable by 38-Down that has a traditional tune in the Isle of Man |
| 39% | FLIPFLOPPING | 12 | Switching positions, and a phrase spelled by the first letters of 12 words that have switched positions |
| 39% | RETINA | 6 | Part of the eye that has rods and cones |
| 39% | BACON | 5 | Meat from the back and sides of a pig that is dried, salted and sometimes smoked |
| 39% | LIMO | 4 | Car that might have ice buckets and bottles of champagne in the back seat |
| 38% | LEU | 3 | Coin found in Tirasol that has the horn of an aurochs and a female figure of the moon on it |
| 38% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 38% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 38% | ARSENAL | 7 | ___ F.C., Islington-based club that features a cannon on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 38% | ANIMISM | 7 | The belief that all objects and animals have a spirit |
| 38% | MALE | 4 | Gender of a lion that has a mane |
| 38% | TYRE | 4 | Rubber component that cars have, two in the front and two at the back (for a Brit) |
| 37% | PURPLE | 6 | Color that is a blend of blue and red, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "curple" |
| 37% | ASTON | 5 | ___ Villa F.C., premier league club that features a lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 37% | CHELSEA | 7 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 37% | TOTTENHAM | 9 | ___ Hotspur F.C., premier league club that features a cockerel on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 37% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a liver bird on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 37% | BUNDT | 5 | Type of cake that has a hole in the middle |
| 37% | LID | 3 | Part of the eye that a fish doesn't have |
| 37% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 36% | POWERGRID | 9 | Game that has a 2-sided board, Germany and the USA |
| 36% | BREATHE | 7 | 1996 song by The Prodigy that has a scary music video featuring aural and psychological phenomena |
| 36% | CITY | 4 | Manchester ___ F.C., premier league club that features a shield and a ship on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 36% | UNITED | 6 | Manchester ___ F.C., premier league club that features a ship in full sail on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 36% | VIEW | 4 | The apartment was at a great price and had a great ___ of the city |
| 36% | IAMS | 4 | Brand of cat and dog food that has a ProActive Health line |