| 100% | SANCTUARY | 9 | Area where birds are protected and can breed |
| 40% | QUARRY | 6 | Open pit area where stones can be extracted |
| 39% | GREEN | 5 | Golf course area where the hole and flag are located |
| 39% | KITCHEN | 7 | Room or area where food is prepared and cooked |
| 38% | PIGALLE | 7 | Area of Paris where the Moulin Rouge can be found |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | Where Ivory soap and the pop-top can were invented |
| 38% | SOCAL | 5 | Where San Diego and L.A. can be found, informally |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | Where Life Savers and pop-top cans were both invented |
| 38% | CORNWALL | 8 | Area in the UK where the Eden Project can be found |
| 37% | SKY | 3 | Where clouds and birds are often seen |
| 37% | HATCHERY | 8 | Location where fish are bred and raised |
| 37% | AVIARY | 6 | Where birds are kept |
| 37% | CAGE | 4 | Where birds are kept |
| 36% | ANDES | 5 | Where the capital cities of Bogotá, Quito and La Paz can be found |
| 36% | WESTERNUS | 9 | Where M.S.T. and P.S.T. can be found |
| 36% | WORLDCUP | 8 | International event where 17-, 28- and 48-Across can be heard |
| 36% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area, and what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| 36% | KAIJUPITEROTICA | 15 | Racy books about the hole where Godzilla and Mothra can be found? |
| 35% | TSE | 3 | Where Can. shares are bought and sold |
| 35% | PSITTACOSIS | 11 | Infectious disease of parrots and other birds that can be transmitted to humans |
| 35% | MAINE | 5 | Where Belgrade (pop. 3,250) and Stockholm (pop. 250) can be found in the U.S. |
| 35% | CROATIA | 7 | Country which is home to Zagreb and where the Dalmatian dogs were first bred |
| 35% | THAILAND | 8 | Country which is home to Bangkok and where the Siamese cats were first bred |
| 35% | UNDERASPELL | 11 | Hypnotized ... and where a synonymous nine-letter word can be found in the grid |
| 34% | NEPAL | 5 | Asian country that is home to Mount Everest and where you can partake in mountaineering |
| 34% | CELEBRITYPOKER | 14 | *Where stars can be seen fluffing and folding |
| 34% | SCOTLAND | 8 | Country which is home to Loch Ness and where the Golden Retriever dogs were first bred |
| 34% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 34% | ONTHATNOTE | 10 | Speaking of which ... or where the starts of 16-, 30- and 45-Across can be found? |
| 34% | AFTERSHOCK | 10 | Tremor following a quake, and where the last words of the starred answers can be found |