| 100% | BREATH | 6 | *Brrr* Dragon's ___, try this frozen dessert dipped in liquid nitrogen that will give the illusion of the dessert's name |
| 31% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 31% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 30% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 29% | MINGDYNASTY | 11 | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |
| 29% | POPES | 5 | 10 featured last names in this puzzle are also the names of these |
| 29% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is one of the ten most common street names in the US |
| 29% | NYLON | 5 | Substance originally developed by DuPont that in 1935 was given the name "polymer 6-6" |
| 28% | JOHN | 4 | In 1912, 24,587 new male babies in the US were given this first name |
| 28% | THEBIGDIPPER | 12 | Current name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 28% | THEGREATWAGON | 13 | Old name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 28% | THESEVENOXEN | 12 | Old name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 28% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 28% | REINDEER | 8 | Sven in the Frozen films is this type of animal |
| 27% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 27% | BISON | 5 | Horned bovine found in North America that is the official animal of Canada's Manitoba |
| 27% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 27% | OOLONG | 6 | The name of a kind of tea that means "black dragon" in Chinese |
| 27% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 27% | OPART | 5 | Images that give the illusion of movement |
| 27% | OPART | 5 | Work that gives the illusion of movement |
| 27% | WETLOOK | 7 | Style that gives the illusion of dampness |
| 27% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 27% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 27% | FOSBURY | 7 | ___ Flop, jumping style in the sport of high jump that was named after gold medalist Dick |
| 27% | FLAGDAY | 7 | June 14 celebration in all 50 U.S. states, which is hinted at in the names of the state trees in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 27% | HAWAII | 6 | "Blue ___," hit song that was used in Elvis Presley's titular movie which has the name of Barack Obama's birth state in its title |
| 27% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18-Across, issued the 28-Across/45-Across, was the first elected president of the 60-Across Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle's main diagonal |
| 27% | BOOT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" universe that is also the name for a type of winter footwear |