| 100% | LAE | 3 | Atoll and legislative district of only 0.6 square miles in the Marshall Islands' Ralik Chain |
| 33% | AUR | 3 | Marshall Islands atoll of only 5.6 sq mi with several hundred people and two elementary schools |
| 29% | ARI | 3 | Atoll in the Maldives and location of the island of Thoddoo, largest producer of watermelon in the Maldives |
| 26% | BUTE | 4 | Island in the Firth of Clyde whose only town is Rothesay |
| 26% | BIKINI | 6 | Swimsuit named after an atoll in the Marshall Islands |
| 25% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 24% | TESTVALLEY | 10 | Local government district in Hampshire housing the market towns of Andover, Stockbridge and Romsey |
| 24% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 24% | OHARE | 5 | Successor to Chicago's "busiest square mile in the world" |
| 24% | INLAND | 6 | — Sea, body of water in SW Japan between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu |
| 24% | DAVIDE | 6 | ___ Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculoglu, winners of the British dating reality show "Love Island" in 2022 |
| 24% | ELLS | 4 | The black square chunk in front of 55-, 60- and 63-Across, and others |
| 24% | ANTILLES | 8 | Group of islands in the Caribbean consisting of the Greater — and Lesser — |
| 24% | MIRREN | 6 | Only person to have won the Triple Crown of Acting in both the U.S. and the U.K. |
| 23% | EAGLE | 5 | ___ Island, island in Antarctica that is volcanic in origin and part of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group |
| 23% | HEN | 3 | Isle that, in 1960, was the only remaining location of the N.Z. North Island saddleback bird |
| 23% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 23% | DAVIS | 5 | Miles ___, trumpeter and "Someday My Prince Will Come" musician who is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 23% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who was EW's only two-time Entertainer of the Year, in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 23% | PINK | 4 | In the ___ of health (hale and hearty) |
| 23% | THREE | 5 | Number of squares in the width and height of this puzzle's city blocks |
| 23% | SPS | 3 | CERN facility that's 4.3 miles in circumference that led to the Nobel-winning discoveries of the W and Z bosons (abbr.) |
| 23% | CHEESE | 6 | With 58-Across, savory base for a canapé ... and the function of a black square in four puzzle rows? |
| 23% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 23% | TEMPLEBAR | 9 | District of clubs, pubs and restaurants in Dublin |
| 23% | IWOJIMA | 7 | Island in the Pacific also known as Iwo To; scene of prolonged fighting between Japan and the US in World War II |
| 23% | PASCALSIAKAM | 12 | Power forward who led the 32-Across in scoring in games 1 and 6 of the NBA finals (2 wds.) |
| 23% | DISUNION | 8 | State of division, and what the first letters of the states divided across black squares in this puzzle spell out |
| 22% | SAOTOME | 7 | __ and Príncipe: island country in the Gulf of Guinea |