| 100% | UHURU | 5 | ___ Kenyatta, president of Kenya starting in 2013 |
| 53% | MADURO | 6 | President of Venezuela elected in 2013: Nicolás __ |
| 51% | XIJINPING | 9 | Became president of China in 2013 |
| 43% | JOMOKENYATTA | 12 | President of Kenya from 1964-78 |
| 41% | KIBAKI | 6 | Mwai —, president of Kenya from 2002-13 |
| 41% | XIJINPING | 9 | President of China since 2013 |
| 41% | UGANDA | 6 | African nation west of Kenya starting with "U" |
| 41% | KENYATTA | 8 | First President of Kenya as an independent nation |
| 40% | MACRON | 6 | President of France starting 2017: Emmanuel __ |
| 40% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 40% | IDI | 3 | President of Uganda in the 70s |
| 39% | NIINISTO | 8 | President of Finland, elected in 2012: Sauli __ |
| 38% | EMMANUEL | 8 | __ Macron, became president of France in 2017 |
| 38% | MACRON | 6 | Emmanuel __, became president of France in 2017 |
| 38% | ZUZANA | 6 | Caputová, elected president of Slovakia in 2019 |
| 37% | MAIASANDU | 9 | She became president of Moldova in November 2020 |
| 37% | MILEI | 5 | Javier elected president of Argentina in November 2023 |
| 37% | DEGAULLE | 8 | Charles —, first president of the Fifth Republic in France |
| 37% | GUERRERO | 8 | Vicente —, revolutionary general elected president of Mexico in 1829 |
| 37% | IRAQWAR | 7 | It started in 2003 with the bombing of Baghdad |
| 37% | SLIPKNOT | 8 | Starting point in a piece of crochet |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | Start of a pot, as in poker |
| 37% | IMLIKE | 6 | Start of many a comment in Valspeak |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | Start of every ZIP code in Pennsylvania |
| 37% | TEE | 3 | Start of a new hole in golf |
| 37% | YABBA | 5 | Start of a cry heard in Bedrock |
| 37% | TWO | 3 | Start of every ZIP code in Virginia |
| 37% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a newspaper article, in journalese |
| 37% | OSAY | 4 | Start of a song sung in school |
| 37% | OROMEO | 6 | Start of a classic question in Shakespeare |