| 100% | STY | 3 | "It was also more suited to the dignity of the Leader ... to live in a house than in a mere ___" (line from "Animal Farm") |
| 34% | ACTS | 4 | Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 34% | ACTS | 4 | Biblical source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 33% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 32% | PIG | 3 | Farm animal considered to be one of the smartest mammals in the world |
| 32% | SPADE | 5 | A tool which is also one of the black suits in a deck of cards |
| 31% | ACT | 3 | Anagram of the animal in 23a which is what Ryan Reynolds does for a living |
| 31% | JERUSALEM | 9 | It would be "a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord," to Isaiah |
| 31% | COD | 3 | The oil in its liver is a source of omega-3 fatty acids |
| 31% | ELDORADO | 8 | One of the most iconic American luxury cars from Cadillac, that was in production from 1952 to 2002 |
| 31% | RHONE | 5 | European river where the most southern bridge to cross it is in the city of Arles |
| 31% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 30% | TAPIRS | 6 | Large animals that look a little pig-like, are related to rhinos and live in the Amazon |
| 30% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 30% | OVERCHARGE | 10 | Virginia's Dominion Energy Inc. did this to its customers in 2017 and 2018 to the tune of more than $300 million |
| 30% | SOH | 3 | Beginning of the phrase ending in "CAH-TOA" which has been a blessing to many trig. students over the years |
| 30% | NAL | 3 | Imprint of Penguin Random House that published "Ideal" in 2015, the first Ayn Rand novel to appear in more than fifty years (abbr.) |
| 30% | ASIA | 4 | Much of the Silk Road is in it |
| 30% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 30% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Girl in a Tina Turner song from the soundtrack of "What's Love Got to Do with It": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANT | 3 | Bug that the more than 1 million members of a certain Facebook group pretend to be |
| 30% | MATCHA | 6 | ___ tea, type of green tea made from a finely ground powder that's believed to be good for liver health (also found in some latte) |
| 30% | MATCHA | 6 | ___ tea, type of green tea made from a finely ground powder that's believed to be good for liver health (also found in some lattes) |
| 30% | PLUMBERS | 8 | '70s covert White House intelligence group ... and, in a more conventional sense, a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 29% | ACTS | 4 | Whence the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 29% | SPADE | 5 | Garden shovel that is also a suit in a deck of cards |
| 29% | SCORN | 5 | "Silence is the most perfect expression of ___" (line in a Shaw play) |
| 29% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 29% | LBJ | 3 | Only politician in the 20th century, other than RMN, to have been president, VP and member of the House and Senate |
| 29% | GIB | 3 | It was ceded to Brit. in the Treaty of Utrecht |