| 100% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Author of the 1768 Massachusetts Circular Letter that resulted in the occupation of Boston by the British Army |
| 33% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 32% | LEWIS | 5 | C.S. ___, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" who served in the British army during WWI |
| 31% | TOLKIEN | 7 | J.R.R. ___, author of "The Lord of the Rings" who served in the British army during WWI |
| 30% | ORWELL | 6 | George ___, author of "Animal Farm" who served in the Home Guard supporting the British Army |
| 30% | LCDS | 4 | Letters that fill in the blanks of "digita_ _lock rea_outs, for _hort" |
| 29% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 29% | ELOBEID | 7 | City in central Sudan; scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi in 1883 |
| 28% | DESAI | 5 | Anita —, author of the novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea |
| 28% | ONETHIRD | 8 | Fraction of months that end in the letter “Y” |
| 28% | WOLFE | 5 | Author of the 1968 work named in the circled letters (reading clockwise) |
| 28% | SPITFIRE | 8 | British aircraft designed by Reginald Mitchell used in the Battle of Britain |
| 28% | BRETTON | 7 | & 25A Venue in New Hampshire, US, of a 1944 conference that resulted in the establishment of the World Bank |
| 27% | ESSEX | 5 | Connecticut town attacked by the British in the War of 1812 |
| 27% | SEPOY | 5 | Native of India in the British army |
| 27% | MATERIAL | 8 | "___ Girl," orchestral cover of the song by Madonna that was featured in the period drama "Bridgerton" |
| 27% | DESDEMONA | 9 | Wife of Othello in the play of that name by William Shakespeare |
| 27% | AMBROSE | 7 | ___ Bierce, author of "The Devil's Dictionary" who served in the U.S. Union Army |
| 27% | PRIVATE | 7 | Soldier of the lowest rank in the British Army |
| 27% | BLUMEDOLPHIN | 12 | Mammal that's trained by the author of "Superfudge"? |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | Author of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail," in brief |
| 27% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 27% | ROSINANTE | 9 | Horse of Don Quixote in the book of that name by Miguel de Cervantes |
| 26% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 26% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Starz fantasy series that featured a cameo by Diana Gabaldon, author of the source material |
| 26% | PHYSICS | 7 | Science that deals with the phenomenon spelled out by 10 missing letters in this puzzle |
| 26% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 26% | NOSE | 4 | Organ right in the center of your face that you'd get checked by 34a |
| 26% | POC | 3 | Abbreviation with a variant preceded by “BI” that gained popularity in the summer of 2020 |