| 100% | CBI | 3 | Business organisation formed in 1965 whose current Director-General is Carolyn Fairbairn |
| 30% | BSO | 3 | One of the "Big Five" from Massachusetts whose current director is Andris Nelsons |
| 29% | SHAMU | 5 | Orca caught in 1965 whose name was used for years for several different whales |
| 29% | CHIP | 4 | Technological device whose current shortage is depicted in the circled squares |
| 28% | GREENPEACE | 10 | Environmental organisation whose headquarters are in Amsterdam |
| 28% | NATO | 4 | International organisation formed in 1949 for purposes of collective security whose members include Canada and the UK |
| 28% | WES | 3 | Director Anderson whose voice was featured in the animated movie "Sing" |
| 27% | READERSDIGEST | 13 | General interest magazine whose first issue was published in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | CND | 3 | Protest organisation whose General Secretary, since 2010, has been Kate Hudson |
| 27% | GIBBONS | 7 | Edward Stanley —, postage stamp dealer whose business was established in 1856 |
| 26% | OUSMANE | 7 | Director Sembène, often considered the father of African cinema, whose centenary was celebrated in 2023 |
| 26% | PEELE | 5 | Director whose entire filmography is found in 13- and 19-Across (if you move one letter) |
| 25% | SNOOKER | 7 | Cue sport originating in India whose current world champion is Mark Williams |
| 25% | SNOOKER | 7 | Cue sport originating in India whose current world champion is Kyren Wilson |
| 25% | LETSHANGON | 10 | 1965 Four Seasons hit whose opening lyric is "There ain't no good in our goodby-in'" |
| 25% | CORPORATEMERGER | 15 | Business acquisition ... or a hint to how the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle were formed? |
| 24% | RUISLIP | 7 | Town in the London Borough of Hillingdon whose two current MPs are Boris Johnson and Nick Hurd |
| 24% | RUISLIP | 7 | Town in the London Borough of Hillingdon whose two current MPs are David Simmonds and Danny Beales |
| 24% | OLIVA | 5 | 1964, 1965, and 1971 AL batting champ Tony whose #6 was retired by the Twins in 1991 |
| 24% | PINK | 4 | "___ Floyd," English rock band formed in 1965 in London, England |
| 23% | REOPENED | 8 | Was back in business |
| 23% | REOPEN | 6 | Be back in business |
| 23% | WAS | 3 | Is in another form? |
| 23% | ARE | 3 | Be in another form |
| 23% | ORSON | 5 | With 17-Down, director whose "The Other Side of the Wind" was released in 2018, 33 years after his death |
| 23% | OREO | 4 | Cookie whose current slogan is "Stay Playful" |
| 23% | UEFA | 4 | Org. whose current champ is Man City |
| 23% | ACURA | 5 | Automaker whose current models end in X |
| 23% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 23% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1960 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |