| 100% | BADLANDS | 8 | A heavily eroded and barren area |
| 39% | STOCKROOM | 9 | A storage area for supplies and goods |
| 38% | BATHROOM | 8 | Area in a house with a sink and toilet |
| 38% | GARDEN | 6 | Area in a yard for growing fruits and vegetables |
| 37% | WILDFIRE | 8 | Destructive and sweeping blaze in a rural area |
| 36% | METRO | 5 | ___ area (urban region that includes a city and its suburbs) |
| 36% | FAIRWAY | 7 | Golf course area between a tee and a green |
| 36% | TWO | 3 | First and last digit in a Manhattan area code |
| 35% | STOMP | 5 | Walk loudly and heavily, like someone leaving in a huff |
| 35% | BADLANDS | 8 | Barren, much-eroded area |
| 35% | UBOAT | 5 | A german submarine that heavily featured in World Wars I and II: Hyph. |
| 35% | FAIRWAY | 7 | Area of shorter grass between the tee and green of a golf hole |
| 35% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Sensitive elbow area, and a literal hint to the circled letters |
| 34% | ICE | 3 | Center ___ (hockey rink area, and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 33% | OUTFIELD | 8 | Area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second and third bases |
| 33% | DESERT | 6 | Barren area |
| 33% | WASTELAND | 9 | Barren area |
| 33% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area, and a hint to the capitals in the starred answers |
| 33% | DESERTS | 7 | Barren areas |
| 32% | DES | 3 | Barren area: ___ert |
| 32% | OUTER | 5 | With 45-Across, hurricane-prone area, and a clue to this puzzle's edges |
| 31% | SAAR | 4 | Area governed by the League of Nations for 15 years and returned to Germany in a 1935 plebiscite |
| 31% | DESERT | 6 | Barren area where cacti grow |
| 31% | ROMNEY | 6 | & 22A Wetland area in Kent and East Sussex after which a type of sheep is named |
| 31% | SPAM | 4 | E-mail with the subject “MAKE $10000 A DAY AND M33T ELIGIBLE SINGLES IN AREA,” probably |
| 30% | YANG | 4 | White area of a black-and-white image |
| 30% | MESSHALL | 8 | Army dining area, or a punny description of where to find 16-, 24-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 30% | FIRELANE | 8 | Area with a red curb and a “Keep Clear At All Times” sign |
| 30% | ZEBRACROSSINGS | 14 | Areas for pedestrians whose name includes a black-and-white animal |