| 100% | SLEEP | 5 | According to Nas in "N.Y. State of Mind" this is the cousin of death |
| 48% | SLEEP | 5 | "The cousin of death," according to Nas |
| 45% | SAFEST | 6 | In 2019, the German state-owned development bank KfW was the world's this, according to Global Finance magazine. |
| 44% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 42% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 41% | IRE | 3 | According to Chaucer the root of this sin is pride |
| 41% | MASS | 4 | Boston is the Capital of this US State in the northeastern U.S. |
| 41% | SOH | 3 | The note that was "a needle pulling thread" according to Maria in "The Sound of Music" |
| 41% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | The odds of being dealt this in poker are 693 to 1 |
| 40% | HORATIO | 7 | To whom it is said "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" |
| 40% | JET | 3 | The Lippisch Ente was the first one of these to fly, in 1928 |
| 40% | CBGB | 4 | Old N.Y.C. club said to be the birthplace of punk |
| 40% | OREGON | 6 | State revealed to be home of The Simpsons in 2012 |
| 39% | NOOL | 4 | According to the Sour Kangaroo, Horton was "the biggest blame fool in the jungle of ___" |
| 39% | OSC | 3 | Henry Kerner was confirmed by the US Senate in 2017 to be the executive of this agency (abbr.) |
| 39% | MARK | 4 | ___ Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, which is the fifth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 39% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Bezos, founder of Amazon, which is the fourth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 39% | ELEPHANT | 8 | This animal is the cousin of the mammoth |
| 39% | EMU | 3 | This bird's head is represented by the Coalsack Nebula according to the Aboriginal culture of Australia |
| 38% | USN | 3 | JFK was the first president to have served in this branch of the US Armed Forces |
| 38% | DOG | 3 | President Trump is the first president in over 100 years not to have one of these |
| 38% | COLUMBIASC | 10 | This capital is home to the Army's Ft. Jackson in the Palmetto state |
| 38% | EMPIRE | 6 | "___ State of Mind," hit song by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys which is dedicated to the titular nickname of New York city |
| 38% | IVYLEAGUE | 9 | Seven of the schools in this group were established prior to 1770 |
| 38% | GASOHOL | 7 | E10 unleaded, commonly available in the Midwestern United States, is an example of this type of fuel |
| 38% | RAM | 3 | "Grond" was the name of this item used to assault the Great Gate of Minas Tirith in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 37% | APPLE | 5 | ___ Inc., American technology company of Macintosh fame which is the most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 37% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | DINNERTIME | 10 | According to Jacob's Creek, an Australian winemaker, a survey in 2007 found this to be 7:47pm in the UK |
| 37% | GOOGLE | 6 | American technology company of Play Store fame which is the second most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |