| 100% | PETRA | 5 | Abandoned city in Jordan that was "lost" and hidden in the desert for years |
| 46% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 45% | TROY | 4 | Legendary city of the Trojans that was "lost" for thousands of years |
| 44% | PEACE | 5 | State of calmness that is often wished for in the New Year |
| 44% | LUKASGRAHAM | 11 | Danish pop and soul band with the hit single "7 Years", that was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 43% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts the biggest carnival in the world every year, for short |
| 42% | MARS | 4 | Planet that was the origin for a two-billion-year-old rock found in the Sahara desert |
| 42% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 41% | VATICAN | 7 | ___ City, country that holds the record for being the smallest in the world |
| 41% | DEVIL | 5 | "The ___ You Know," 2013 mystery thriller film starring Lena Olin and Rosamund Pike that was in production for 8 years |
| 41% | APPLE | 5 | The Big ___, nickname for New York City, New York that was popularized in the '20s |
| 41% | QUEBEC | 6 | City that was the site of three battles in the Seven Years' War |
| 41% | BLOOD | 5 | "___ Tea and Red String," 2006 animated film that was in production for 13 years |
| 40% | MARY | 4 | ___ Celeste, abandoned ship that was found lost in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872 |
| 40% | ACROBATS | 8 | Those who flip and fly in the air for circus show |
| 40% | SOFA | 4 | Living room item that is the centerpiece for lounging and relaxing in your home |
| 40% | PUNK | 4 | ___ rock, music genre for the Ramones and the Sex Pistols that you will see gaining prominence in the 1970s |
| 39% | MACHU | 5 | ___ Picchu, ancient Incan city in Peru that was "lost" for centuries until it was rediscovered in 1911 |
| 39% | DET | 3 | Mich. city that's lost over half its population in the past fifty years (abbr.) |
| 39% | CALGARY | 7 | Largest city in Canada's Alberta that was the host for the 1988 Winter Olympics |
| 39% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 sci-fi film that was in production for 12 years |
| 39% | SAVANNAH | 8 | Southern city that's the setting for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" |
| 39% | ROSE | 4 | ___ Parade, annual New Year's Day parade in California that is known for its floral-covered floats and marching bands |
| 39% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 39% | KEYS | 4 | *Lock openers, and things that might land in a junk drawer when the locks are lost |
| 38% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 38% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANIMALCRACKERS | 14 | Lunchbox treat that contains the four beasts hidden in this grid, and what the starred answers literally are |
| 38% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 38% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |