| 100% | ENIWETOK | 8 | Atoll in the Pacific Ocean taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons |
| 80% | ENIWETOK | 8 | Pacific Ocean atoll taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons |
| 28% | MIDWAY | 6 | US-owned coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean |
| 27% | SWIM | 4 | Take a ___, refreshing dip in the pool that's a fun activity for the last weekend before school |
| 26% | POP | 3 | ___ art, art movement that originated in the UK and US during the mid-to late 1950s which includes elements taken from mass culture |
| 26% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 26% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 25% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Balloon," hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 |
| 25% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 24% | BELONG | 6 | "Up Where We ___," song from the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 |
| 24% | OATH | 4 | In the statement required by those becoming US nationals, the phrase "on ___" may be replaced by "and solemnly affirm" |
| 24% | LIS | 3 | Portal established by the US Dept. of Agric. that aims to get a better crop yield from your bean fields |
| 23% | SLEEP | 5 | ___ in, restful time in bed that's a dream-y activity for the last weekend before school |
| 23% | LETITBE | 7 | Last studio album from the Beatles that features a track by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 23% | HUMBOLDT | 8 | A large predatory squid found in the Pacific Ocean |
| 23% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 23% | ITT | 3 | US co., headed by Sosthenes and Hernand Behn, that became the sole telephone provider in Spain in 1924 (abbr.) |
| 23% | OUTOFTHEWOODS | 13 | Hit single by 30-Across from the album "1989" that asks, "Are we in the clear yet?" (4 wds.) |
| 23% | ABFAB | 5 | British Classic TV sitcom from the BBC, now with a cult following in the US, for short |
| 23% | 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. |
| 23% | YTK | 3 | Abbr. for a problem that became increasingly fearful as the last millennium approached |
| 23% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Great Depression, that was a major reason for him winning the Nobel Prize |
| 23% | RYUKYU | 6 | — Islands, chain in the Pacific Ocean that includes Okinawa |
| 22% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 22% | GRANDY | 6 | Fred ___, actor turned politician who became a member of the US House of Representatives from Iowa in 1986 |
| 22% | GUAM | 4 | U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean |
| 22% | MIR | 3 | Space station that landed in the Pacific Ocean in 2001 |