| 100% | OUSEL | 5 | Water ___, alternate name for the American dipper which occasionally gets snapped up by large fish |
| 29% | TUNA | 4 | Another name for the large marine fish called a tunny |
| 29% | GILL | 4 | Apt name for the fish voiced by Willem Dafoe in "Finding Nemo" |
| 29% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |
| 29% | TUNA | 4 | Another name for large marine fish the tunny |
| 28% | ABACA | 5 | Alternate name for Manila hemp, which of course, is vulnerable to the bunchy top virus |
| 27% | LAZYEIGHT | 9 | Alternate name for the infinity symbol |
| 27% | TAM | 3 | Alternate name for the traditional weight unit defined by "as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole", now fixed at 60 kilograms |
| 27% | OMBUDSMAN | 9 | The —, name by which the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration is also known |
| 26% | BISONBISON | 10 | Scientific name for the American bison |
| 26% | SEAPERCH | 8 | Bluestripe —, name by which the common bluestripe snapper is also known |
| 25% | PIVOT | 5 | Alternate name for the position of the team's tallest player |
| 25% | NIT | 3 | Alternate name for the unit of luminance, candela per square meter |
| 25% | VIETCONG | 8 | Name by which the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam was known during the Vietnam War |
| 25% | TIL | 3 | Alternate name for the stinkwood tree that grows in the Canary Islands |
| 25% | ISIS | 4 | Another name for the upper Thames |
| 25% | MEDI | 4 | Prefix for "care" in the name of a health plan for Americans 65 and up |
| 25% | THEKROGER | 9 | American retail giant founded by businessman Barney, "___ Company" which is one of the largest supermarket chains: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BUFFALO | 7 | Another name for the N. American bison |
| 24% | ASSE | 4 | Alternate name for South Africa's large-eared Cape Fox |
| 24% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 24% | TOPEE | 5 | Alternate name for the US Marine Corps pith helmet, described as "Helmet, sun, rigid, fiber" |
| 24% | WALMART | 7 | American retail giant founded by Sam Walton which was ranked as the world's largest company by revenue in 2018 |
| 24% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 24% | MET | 3 | Colloquial name for the largest art museum in 50a |
| 24% | URSAMINOR | 9 | Another name for the Little Dipper constellation |
| 24% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 24% | ROLLING | 7 | The ___ Stones, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" band whose name was inspired by a Muddy Waters song |
| 23% | LAWNTENNIS | 10 | Formal name for the game played by Venus and Serena Williams |
| 23% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |