| 100% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya which was founded in 7th century BC by the Phoenicians |
| 38% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 37% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 35% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 35% | LANE | 4 | "Penny ___," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011 |
| 35% | FAERIES | 7 | Creatures of which Gloriana is the “Queene,” in a work by Edmund Spenser |
| 34% | SOUL | 4 | "Rubber ___," 1965 studio album by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 |
| 34% | ABBEY | 5 | "___ Road," 1969 studio album by The Beatles which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995 |
| 34% | REALMADRID | 10 | Spanish professional football club which was recognised as the FIFA Club of the century in the year 2000: 2 wds. |
| 34% | OCEAN | 5 | "Cake by the ___," single by the band DNCE released in 2015, which is part of their self-titled debut album |
| 33% | NEO | 3 | Anagram of "one" which is the character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 33% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| 33% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 33% | BRAZIL | 6 | South American country which is the most forested country in terms of actual forest area covered by forest at 56.1% |
| 33% | BERLIN | 6 | Capital of Germany which is famous for the Brandenburg Gate |
| 33% | HAVANA | 6 | Capital of Cuba which is famous for the El Capitolio |
| 33% | PARIS | 5 | Capital of France which is famous for the Eiffel Tower |
| 33% | BRUSSELS | 8 | Capital of Belgium which is famous for the Grand Place |
| 33% | BEIRUT | 6 | Capital of Lebanon which is famous for the Sursock Museum |
| 33% | MOSCOW | 6 | Capital of Russia which is famous for the Bolshoi Theatre |
| 33% | LISBON | 6 | Capital of Portugal which is famous for the Belem Tower |
| 33% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Cortes in the 16th century |
| 33% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DAKAR | 5 | Capital of Senegal which is famous for the African Renaissance Monument |
| 33% | SANTIAGO | 8 | Capital of Chile which is famous for the La Moneda Palace |
| 33% | SOFIA | 5 | Capital of Bulgaria which is famous for the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral |
| 33% | AZTEC | 5 | Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century |
| 32% | MEMOIR | 6 | Kind of book, written by 14-/18-Across in 1853 after being rescued, on which the movie is based |
| 32% | SNAPPY | 6 | ___ Gifts, co. founded in 2015 which last year was listed in Forbes as one of the 10 Most Promising Young Israeli Startups in NY |
| 32% | BANGKOK | 7 | Capital of Thailand which is famous for the Temple of the Emerald Buddha |