| 100% | REED | 4 | Bassoon part in two pieces |
| 57% | APART | 5 | In two pieces |
| 55% | KOREA | 5 | Land in two pieces |
| 55% | KOREA | 5 | Land in two pieces? |
| 54% | DUAL | 4 | In two parts |
| 51% | MICHIGAN | 8 | State in two parts |
| 50% | HENRYIV | 7 | Shakespearean play in two parts |
| 50% | SAMUEL | 6 | Biblical book in two parts |
| 50% | HALVE | 5 | Divide equally in two parts |
| 50% | BISECT | 6 | Cut in two equal parts |
| 48% | CASTLE | 6 | Move two pieces at once, in chess |
| 47% | CASTLES | 7 | Moves two pieces at once, in a way |
| 47% | CLEAVES | 7 | Chops in two parts with butcher's blade |
| 47% | SLICE | 5 | Either of two pieces of bread in a sandwich |
| 46% | SYMPHONY | 8 | Orchestral piece in multiple parts |
| 45% | REED | 4 | One of two in a bassoon |
| 45% | BOXCARS | 7 | Parts of a train, or two sixes in craps |
| 44% | BRA | 3 | Two-piece part |
| 44% | BIKINITOP | 9 | Two-piece part |
| 44% | NOD | 3 | Silent assent ... or, in two parts, a hint to three long answers |
| 43% | CHIMNEY | 7 | "The ___ Sweeper," William Blake poem published in two parts in 1789 and 1794 |
| 43% | DONQUIXOTE | 10 | Novel by Miguel de Cervantes published in two parts in 1605 and 1615 |
| 42% | BIKINITOPS | 10 | Parts of two-piece swimsuits |
| 42% | KILLBILL | 8 | Quentin Tarantino film starring Uma Thurman released in two parts in 2003 and 2004 |
| 42% | NOTCH | 5 | V-shaped cut ... or, in two parts, a hint to four long puzzle answers |
| 41% | BISECT | 6 | To cut in half, or to divide into two equal pieces |
| 40% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2003-2004 Tarantino film released in two parts, or a 2023 song by SZA: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FLORENCEPUGH | 12 | "Oppenheimer" actress who plays Princess Irulan in "Dune: Part Two": 2 wds. |
| 40% | FLORENCEPUGH | 12 | "Oppenheimer" actress who plays Princess Irulan in "Dune: Part Two" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | FLORENCEPUGH | 12 | "Dune: Part Two" actress who plays Almut in 42-Across (2 wds.) |