| 100% | CRETE | 5 | ___ Island, most populous Greek island rumored to be the birthplace of Zeus |
| 44% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | Believed to be the birthplace of Jesus |
| 44% | BALTIMORE | 9 | Maryland's most populous city that was the birthplace of Babe Ruth |
| 44% | IOS | 3 | Island said to be the home of Homer's tomb |
| 43% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | Town said to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ |
| 42% | CBGB | 4 | Erstwhile NYC club said to be the birthplace of punk rock |
| 42% | CBGB | 4 | Old N.Y.C. club said to be the birthplace of punk |
| 41% | AEAEA | 5 | Mythological island said to be the home of the goddess and sorceress Circe |
| 41% | ALEXANDER | 9 | ___ the Great, a Greek commander who is widely considered to be one of history's most successful military commanders |
| 40% | NAXOS | 5 | Greek island where Zeus was said to be raised |
| 40% | RAROTONGA | 9 | Most populous of the Cook Islands |
| 39% | AEGEAN | 6 | Sea where the Greek island of Santorini is located |
| 39% | CHIOS | 5 | Greek island that was home to the Homerids |
| 39% | EUBOEA | 6 | Greek island believed to have been separated from the mainland by an earthquake |
| 38% | CRETE | 5 | Greek island that is home to the Ideon Cave |
| 38% | TENERIFE | 8 | Largest and most populous of the Canary Islands |
| 37% | LESBOS | 6 | Greek island off the NW coast of Turkey whose capital is Mytilene |
| 37% | EROS | 4 | The Greek god of love, who is the counterpart to 27-Across |
| 37% | NIAVARDALOSENVY | 15 | Desire to be more like an actress of Greek descent? |
| 37% | CRETE | 5 | Most populous Greek island |
| 37% | KNEE | 4 | Part of the leg that is most likely to be scraped |
| 36% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that is home to the two most populous countries in the world |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Continent home to four of the five most populous countries in the world |
| 36% | GUAM | 4 | Island that’s home to most of the world’s native Chamorro speakers |
| 36% | DODO | 4 | Bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius |
| 35% | OPERA | 5 | Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip |
| 35% | JAPAN | 5 | Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel |
| 35% | ELBA | 4 | ___ Island, Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea known to be Napoleon's place of exile |
| 35% | BORNEO | 6 | Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans |