| 100% | NEAR | 4 | Alaska's ___ Islands, which are technically and ironically quite far away in the Eastern Hemisphere |
| 31% | ATTU | 4 | Alaskan island in the Eastern Hemisphere |
| 30% | EUROPE | 6 | Continent in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres |
| 30% | RAPTORS | 7 | Toronto ___, NBA team which competes in the Eastern Conference and was established in 1995 |
| 30% | PACERS | 6 | Indiana ___, NBA team which competes in the Eastern Conference and was established in 1967 |
| 30% | PISTONS | 7 | Detroit ___, NBA team which competes in the Eastern Conference and was established in 1941 |
| 30% | MAGIC | 5 | Orlando ___, NBA team which competes in the Eastern Conference and was established in 1989 |
| 28% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 28% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 28% | PERSIAN | 7 | Gulf in which the island of Bahrain is located |
| 28% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade in which CORE and the UNCF were founded |
| 28% | MAGIC | 5 | "Summertime ___," hit song by Childish Gambino which was featured in the movie "Guava Island" |
| 28% | ELLIS | 5 | Island over which New York and New Jersey had a long-standing territorial dispute that was settled by the Supreme Court in 1998 |
| 28% | EXACTA | 6 | Bet in which the win and place horses are selected |
| 28% | TETRIS | 6 | Game which was released in 1984 and holds the record for most copies sold ever |
| 28% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 28% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |
| 28% | ORALEXAMS | 9 | Tests in which the questions and answers are spoken (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GERMANY | 7 | Country in which the automobile, aspirin and the accordion were invented |
| 27% | PEACH | 5 | Popular stone fruit which is the main ingredient in cobbler, and is packed with 88% water |
| 27% | WALES | 5 | Prince of ___ Island, Alaska's island that is the fourth-largest island in the US |
| 27% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | With 60-Across, institution in which 19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice |
| 27% | ASL | 3 | Speech system in which 6 and W are the same, for short |
| 27% | NEWLOOK | 7 | Name by which the women's fashion lines Corolle and Huit, introduced in 1947 by Christian Dior, came to be known |
| 27% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Popular ice cream flavor which is green in color and contains nuts popular in the Middle East |
| 27% | ZEAL | 4 | "Christmas is celebrated in the western hemisphere with great ___ and enthusiasm." |
| 27% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 27% | CAJUN | 5 | Kind of cuisine in which onions, bell peppers and celery are the "holy trinity" |
| 27% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |