| 100% | WAY | 3 | *Did you know that if the Milky ___ Galaxy were condensed to the size of the U.S., 7d would be smaller than a grain of rice? |
| 36% | YEA | 3 | Positive vote that would be a unit of time if you added an R to the end |
| 35% | SAND | 4 | *Did you know that there are more stars in the observable universe than there are grains of ___ on Earth? |
| 33% | ATOM | 4 | If an apple were magnified to the size of the Earth, this would be close to the size of an apple |
| 32% | MASS | 4 | *Did you know that 7d is so large, it accounts for 99.86% of the ___ (amount of matter) of the entire solar system? |
| 31% | HARRIET | 7 | Did you know that the world's largest 1a was believed to have been lain by the British hen ___ in 2010? |
| 31% | VENUS | 5 | *Did you know that a day on ___ (second rock from 7d) is longer than a year on it? |
| 30% | SHOES | 5 | *We will, we will rock you!* "Tighten the laces of your ___, there's a lot of running to do!" |
| 29% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 29% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 29% | LIBERTY | 7 | The Statue of ___, symbol of alliance that was a gift from France to the US |
| 29% | BEER | 4 | Did you know? Mexico is the world's largest exporter of ___ (alcoholic brew) |
| 28% | FIRE | 4 | Did you know that the book "___ from Heaven" by Mary Renault is about 44a's childhood? |
| 28% | ERIC | 4 | Name that becomes a grain if you move its first letter to the end |
| 28% | EGYPT | 5 | Did you know, that a city named after 44a is in Cairo's country? |
| 28% | BAH | 3 | Expletive heard often if you happen to be a member of the Cratchit family |
| 28% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 28% | TOTALECLIPSE | 12 | Event across the U.S. on 4/8/24 ... and, with 57-Across, 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across |
| 28% | MORIA | 5 | Underground kingdom known as Khazad-dum that used to be a famed realm of the Dwarves |
| 28% | WHITE | 5 | *Did you know, ___ Castle is the first US-based fast-food chain to sell 40a? |
| 28% | SWEDEN | 6 | Did you know, ABBA was the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest for ___ (Stockholm's country)? |
| 28% | CORE | 4 | Part of a big apple that the squirrels and crows will eat, even if you don't |
| 28% | ERG | 3 | Unit of work that becomes a word meaning "thus" if you add an O to the end |
| 28% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 27% | SANJOSE | 7 | City that a song asks "Do you know the way to ...?" |
| 27% | NET | 3 | Fishing mesh that you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island |
| 27% | RAISELOADSOFASH | 15 | What you have to do if you want to make a serious bid for king of the forest? |
| 27% | CHOLULA | 7 | Did you know? The Great Pyramid of ___ located in Mexico is the world's largest pyramid by volume |
| 27% | BRADS | 5 | Fasteners ... or, if you change the fourth letter to an S, what the fasteners might be made of |