| 100% | HILO | 4 | "The Big Island" in Hawaii that also serves as a port |
| 52% | YOUWILLBEFOUND | 14 | Song from 16-Across that also serves as a Twitter hashtag within the show: 4 wds. |
| 49% | DUN | 3 | ___ Laoghaire, originally constructed as a port to serve Dublin in the early 19th century |
| 44% | MAUI | 4 | Island in Hawaii that shares its name with a character from Disney's "Moana" |
| 43% | NGALIEMA | 8 | Bay used as a port for Kinshasa in the DRC |
| 43% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 42% | ALCOTT | 6 | Best-selling author who served as a nurse in the Civil War |
| 42% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 41% | IAGO | 4 | Parrot who serves as a sidekick for Jafar in the Disney animated film "Aladdin" |
| 40% | ASIA | 4 | Smallest name but is the biggest in size as a continent |
| 40% | ORA | 3 | Rita ___, singer who served as a judge on the show "The X Factor" in series 12 |
| 40% | ROBRIGGLE | 9 | "Holey Moley" color commentator who served as a public affairs officer in the Marines: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SIR | 3 | ___ Hiss, snake who serves as a henchman for Prince John in the Disney animated film "Robin Hood" |
| 39% | WALUIGI | 7 | Purple-clad character who serves as a foil to Mario's brother in the "Super Mario Bros." series |
| 39% | CITY | 4 | (2/3) Concrete jungle like the Big Apple that's always in a hustle |
| 39% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that serves as a sex toy in a Lydia Davis story |
| 39% | DEJAVU | 6 | Feeling that some describe as a glitch in the Matrix |
| 38% | APPLE | 5 | Poison ___, tavern in the "Shrek" franchise that serves as a meeting spot for villains |
| 38% | SAGE | 4 | A popular meat seasoning herb that is in the same family as mint |
| 38% | ARUBA | 5 | Caribbean island that's also mentioned in a Beach Boys song |
| 38% | PAPA | 4 | Family member that's also a letter in the NATO alphabet |
| 38% | ROSE | 4 | Flower that is also a popular character in the film "Titanic" |
| 38% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a ring known as the dohyō |
| 38% | AMEND | 5 | Modify, as the Constitution... or a word that ends in "end" |
| 38% | OSTIA | 5 | Town that served as the port of ancient Rome |
| 38% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 38% | ROPE | 4 | Hitchcock film that's also a weapon in the board game Clue |
| 38% | ALLY | 4 | Nation that's on the same side as yours in a war |
| 38% | BONNY | 5 | Bight of —, bay in West Africa also known as the Bight of Biafra that houses the island of Bioko |
| 37% | NORTHERN | 8 | ___ lights, polar light show also known as "aurora borealis"...and a nighttime wonder that glows in the dark! |