| 100% | FOGO | 4 | ___ Island, island in Cape Verde that has an active volcano |
| 47% | OAHU | 4 | Island that may have an apostrophe in its name |
| 45% | BRAVA | 5 | Island in Cape Verde |
| 43% | EDEN | 4 | Survival thriller, set on an idyllic island in the Galápagos, that had its première at TIFF (September, 2024) |
| 38% | FUJI | 4 | Mount ___, Japan's highest mountain that is also an active volcano |
| 37% | SELFIE | 6 | Picture that often has an arm in it |
| 37% | ROSS | 4 | — Island, land mass in Antarctica housing active volcano Mount Erebus |
| 36% | STHELENS | 8 | American volcano that had a major eruption in 1980 |
| 36% | PTA | 3 | Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept. |
| 36% | SHED | 4 | The ___, arts center in New York City that has an outer shell on wheels |
| 36% | KANGOL | 6 | Clothing company known for its hats that has an Australian animal in its logo |
| 36% | OAHU | 4 | Hawaiian island that had the longest rain shower in history |
| 36% | STARZ | 5 | Movie channel that used to have an "!" in its name |
| 36% | COUNTINGCROWS | 13 | "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STROMBOLI | 9 | Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off NE Sicily famous for its active volcano |
| 36% | ETNA | 4 | Active volcano in Sicily that's a popular tourist attraction (anagram of "ante") |
| 35% | EOM | 3 | Abbr. in the subject of an e-mail that has no body |
| 35% | SOMETHINGSAFOOT | 15 | "I have an strange feeling that a mystery's in the air!" |
| 34% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 34% | TOUCHE | 6 | In fencing, an acknowledgement that a scoring hit has been made |
| 34% | ETNA | 4 | An active volcano |
| 33% | NETS | 4 | NBA team that has had its home base in New Jersey, Long Island, and Brooklyn |
| 33% | CANAVERAL | 9 | Cape —, location of an Air Force Station in Florida east of Merritt Island |
| 33% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 32% | DARK | 4 | "___ horse," common phrase used to refer to an unexpected winner, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 32% | ASO | 3 | Volcano on the island of Kyushu which has erupted several times in the past decade |
| 32% | REI | 3 | King, in Cape Verde |
| 32% | WORTHLESSLY | 11 | In a way that has no value |
| 32% | ERUPT | 5 | Blow, as an active volcano |
| 32% | PET | 3 | Animal that has an owner |