| 100% | EMU | 3 | 1932's ___ War saw soldiers equipped with Lewis machine guns combat huge numbers of these birds (the birds won!) |
| 28% | NINE | 4 | See 14 Across ... or the number of interconnected Monday puzzles before this one, starting with 3/15 |
| 26% | LED | 3 | You could win the DOE's L Prize with one of these |
| 26% | WEIGHTLIFTING | 13 | China holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 266 medals: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Canada holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 21 medals: 2 wds. |
| 26% | XANDY | 5 | With 30-Across, what most numbers in the clues of this year's puzzles represent |
| 24% | TWO | 3 | Number of words beginning with the letter "f" in this puzzle |
| 24% | TWO | 3 | Number of words in this puzzle beginning with the letter "C" |
| 24% | TEN | 3 | Number of American League pennants the Yankees won with 39-Across on the team |
| 23% | FOUR | 4 | The number of letters in this clue's answer |
| 22% | YANKEES | 7 | The New York ___, MLB team that has won the most number of World Series championships with 27 wins |
| 22% | ONE | 3 | The number of this clue |
| 22% | THREE | 5 | Number of squares in the width and height of this puzzle's city blocks |
| 22% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Artist with the most number of Grammy nominations in one night without winning, with 9: 2 wds. |
| 22% | NINE | 4 | The square of the sum of this clue number’s digits |
| 22% | THATSTHEWAYTHE | 14 | With 42-Across, "C'est la vie," or a hint to the progression seen in the corners of this puzzle |
| 22% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 22% | TOOMANY | 7 | This number of cooks spoil the soup! |
| 22% | ZWEI | 4 | The number of this clue, in German |
| 22% | ONE | 3 | Number of states with the letter J |
| 22% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Michael Lewis best seller with the subtitle "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" |
| 22% | ATE | 3 | Homophone of the sum of this clue number's digits |
| 22% | JENNYTHOMPSON | 13 | American former swimmer with eight Olympic golds, the highest number of wins ever for a female swimmer: 2 wds. |
| 22% | NINETEEN | 8 | The number of this clue divided by two |
| 22% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of this clue |
| 22% | PRIME | 5 | Like the number of this clue |
| 22% | EVEN | 4 | Like the number of this clue |
| 22% | THREE | 5 | Half the number of this clue |
| 21% | DIETER | 6 | The less you see of this person the better |
| 21% | TWO | 3 | Number of consonants in the answer to this clue |