| 100% | BITTERN | 7 | Wading bird similar to the heron with a booming call |
| 59% | EGRET | 5 | Wading bird similar to the heron |
| 45% | EMU | 3 | Bird with a booming call |
| 42% | EPEE | 4 | Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard |
| 42% | CARRIONCROW | 11 | European bird similar to the rook whose black plumage has a green and blue gloss |
| 41% | TOAD | 4 | Amphibian similar to the frog but with a drier, warty skin |
| 40% | DELHI | 5 | Indian city with a similar name to the capital |
| 40% | YELLOWISH | 9 | With a hue similar to the sun |
| 40% | RUFF | 4 | Wading bird with a small head whose female is called a reeve |
| 38% | RUFF | 4 | Medium-sized wading bird with a small head whose female is called a reeve |
| 38% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | BRAMBLING | 9 | Small bird similar to the chaffinch |
| 38% | IBISES | 6 | Birds similar to herons |
| 37% | IBIS | 4 | Egyptian wading bird similar to an egret |
| 37% | GREBE | 5 | Bird similar to a loon |
| 37% | EMU | 3 | Bird similar to a cassowary |
| 37% | SHAG | 4 | Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant |
| 37% | SHAG | 4 | Dark, long-necked bird similar to the cormorant |
| 37% | EGRET | 5 | Wading bird related to the bittern |
| 36% | DUNLIN | 6 | Small wading bird with a slightly down-curved bill that breeds in the uplands of Scotland, Wales and England |
| 35% | IBIS | 4 | Wading bird with a curved beak |
| 35% | IBIS | 4 | Wading bird with a long beak |
| 35% | IBIS | 4 | Wading bird with a curved bill |
| 35% | CURLEW | 6 | Wading bird with a curved bill |
| 35% | IBIS | 4 | Wading bird with a downcurved bill |
| 34% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 34% | SNIPE | 5 | Wading bird with a long, slender bill |
| 34% | EMUS | 4 | Birds with deep booming calls |
| 34% | PARASKI | 7 | Take to the slopes with a chute |
| 34% | SHRIKE | 6 | Bird with a shrill call |