| 100% | AUTISM | 6 | April 2 is World __ Awareness Day; the A in ASD |
| 47% | PYGMYSHREW | 10 | The American ___, a creature believed to be the second smallest mammal in the world: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 47% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 45% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Hit the Road Jack" singer who has a solo in 1985's "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 45% | POTALAPALACE | 12 | Iconic dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa which is a World Heritage Site since 1994: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | Virginia Woolf's novel about a day in the life of a woman in England post World War I: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HENRYFONDA | 10 | World War II veteran who played a WWII brigadier general in "The Longest Day": 2 wds. |
| 43% | TAJMAHAL | 8 | Mausoleum in India which is one of the 7 wonders of the world and is located in a 42-acre complex: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DAVIDDUVAL | 10 | American pro golfer who was formerly World No.1, and posted a score of 59 in the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey's fantasy comedy film which broke the Memorial Day opening weekend record and in which he gets a chance to be God: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CONNORMCDAVID | 13 | Oilers center who in April 2024 became the fourth player with a 100-assist season (Nikita Kucherov was fifth, two days later): 2 wds. |
| 41% | THELIFE | 7 | "A Day in ___," hit song by Lennon-McCartney which was initially banned from broadcast by the BBC: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SEA | 3 | In the world, there is a Red one and a Dead one |
| 41% | EASTERN | 7 | China is a country in the ___ hemisphere of the world |
| 40% | ANTE | 4 | The a in am |
| 40% | AMAP | 4 | "You will find ___ of the world in an Atlas": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BUDDY | 5 | That'll Be the Day singer Holly, died in a plane |
| 40% | ROBERTCARLYLE | 13 | "Once Upon a Time" actor who played a Bond villain in 1999's "The World Is Not Enough": 2 wds. |
| 40% | GODOWN | 6 | "I will ___ in history as the greatest..." (make a name): 2 wds. |
| 39% | WINSTAR | 7 | ___ World Casino is the largest casino in America with a total of 1495 rooms |
| 39% | ORANG | 5 | Critter of which there is a surprisingly small number left in the world |
| 39% | SNOOPY | 6 | Cartoon beagle who is a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 39% | IMA | 3 | "___ Barbie girl, in the Barbie world ..." (lyrics from a 1997 song): 2 wds. |
| 39% | UFO | 3 | July 2 is the day that people celebrate and raise awareness of the "undoubted existence" of this item |
| 39% | BACARDI | 7 | One of the oldest spirit companies in the world, whose logo is a bat |