| 100% | SPANISH | 7 | *Language spoken widely in Madrid which has its origins in 18a |
| 89% | FRENCH | 6 | *Language spoken widely in Paris which has its origins in 18a |
| 89% | ROMANIAN | 8 | *Language spoken widely in Bucharest which has its origins in 18a |
| 89% | ITALIAN | 7 | *Language spoken widely in Milan which has its origins in 18a |
| 40% | STEM | 4 | With 9-Across, have its origins in |
| 38% | SPANISH | 7 | Language spoken in Madrid |
| 36% | HANDS | 5 | "___ down," common phrase meaning "easily, without question" that has its origins in horse racing |
| 35% | HINDI | 5 | Widely spoken language in India |
| 35% | BENGALI | 7 | Widely spoken language in India |
| 35% | MALAGASY | 8 | Language widely spoken in Madagascar |
| 35% | HINDI | 5 | Language widely spoken in India |
| 35% | SPEEDO | 6 | Swimwear brand founded in Australia which has a boomerang on its logo |
| 35% | NEWYORK | 7 | City in which the UN has its headquarters |
| 35% | WIRE | 4 | "Down to the ___," common phrase meaning "until the last minute," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 35% | DARK | 4 | "___ horse," common phrase used to refer to an unexpected winner, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 35% | CAR | 3 | Audi or BMW product, which has a "belt" in its engine |
| 34% | POMPANO | 7 | A popular Florida food fish, which has a beach in Florida named after it |
| 34% | EDAM | 4 | Town in Netherlands which has a cheese variety named after it (anagram of "made") |
| 34% | SPANISH | 7 | Most widely spoken language in Mexico |
| 34% | PUNJABI | 7 | Most widely spoken language in Pakistan |
| 34% | HINDI | 5 | Most widely spoken language in India |
| 34% | SPOONFEED | 9 | Longest common word in the English language ... that has its letters in reverse alphabetical order |
| 34% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 33% | HOME | 4 | "___ stretch," common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 33% | CANTONESE | 9 | Regional language widely spoken in Hong Kong |
| 33% | CREE | 4 | Most widely spoken Indigenous language in Canada |
| 32% | MAORI | 5 | Language in which Dame Lisa Carrington has written children's books |
| 32% | NECK | 4 | Word used on both sides of "and" to make a common phrase meaning "a close contest," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 32% | SIMLISH | 7 | Language in which Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lizzo have recorded songs |
| 31% | HABANERO | 8 | Pepper named for a city in which it was widely traded |