| 100% | IRIAN | 5 | & 22D Name from 1973-2001 of Papua, aka Western New Guinea |
| 38% | MUMU | 4 | Dish from Papua New Guinea with a reduplicative name |
| 34% | KINA | 4 | Basic monetary unit of Papua New Guinea |
| 34% | PORTMORESBY | 11 | Capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea |
| 33% | NEWBRITAIN | 10 | Largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea |
| 33% | YAM | 3 | Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea |
| 33% | LAE | 3 | City at one end of Papua New Guinea's Highlands Highway |
| 31% | PAPUA | 5 | Native name of New Guinea |
| 28% | ADMIRALTY | 9 | Group of islands, part of Papua New Guinea |
| 28% | TRIBECA | 7 | Section of Manhattan, New York City, whose name derives from the phrase ‘Triangle Below Canal St’ |
| 28% | LAGUARDIA | 9 | Fiorello H —, mayor of New York City from 1934-45 after whom an airport is named |
| 28% | PAPARAZZI | 9 | Term that comes from the name of a news photographer in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” |
| 27% | PAPUA | 5 | ___ New Guinea (region north of Australia) |
| 27% | PAPUAN | 6 | From New Guinea |
| 27% | TUXEDO | 6 | ___ Park, New York (Hudson Valley enclave from which a certain kind of black-tie menswear attire derives its name) |
| 27% | PAPUA | 5 | ___ New Guinea (country located north of Australia) |
| 27% | PAPUA | 5 | ___ New Guinea (island nation north of Australia) |
| 27% | LAE | 3 | Papua New Guinea port |
| 26% | BAJANS | 6 | Name of people from Barbados |
| 26% | ENRON | 5 | Name in 2001 bankruptcy news |
| 26% | ARTHURCURRY | 11 | The real name of Aquaman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Jason Momoa in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 26% | LAE | 3 | New Guinea city from which Earhart made her last flight |
| 26% | AKMOLA | 6 | Name from 1992-98 of Astana, capital of Kazakhstan |
| 25% | SARUM | 5 | New ___ (former name of Salisbury, England) |
| 25% | RHODESIA | 8 | Name of Zimbabwe from 1964-79 |
| 25% | BARRY | 5 | With 21a, the real name of The Flash, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Ezra Miller in the new film |
| 25% | DIANAPRINCE | 11 | The real name of Wonder Woman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Gal Gadot in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 25% | AKMOLA | 6 | Name from 1992-98 of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan |
| 25% | DUGONG | 6 | Papua New Guinea's national marine animal |