| 100% | TARPEIANROCK | 12 | Cliff on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome from which traitors were thrown to their deaths |
| 28% | NORDICSKIING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport in which the athletes are free to rise on their toes: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CAPSULE | 7 | *Time ___, container in which you store precious things from the present to be found in the future |
| 27% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 27% | STIRRUP | 7 | Item which some scholars argue was directly responsible for the shift from infantry to cavalry in medieval armies |
| 27% | SMITTEN | 7 | On the way to being in love |
| 27% | THELOSTWORLD | 12 | Novel by Michael Crichton on which the sequel to 26a which was released in 1997 was based: 3 wds. |
| 27% | DRY | 3 | "Tears ___ on Their Own," Amy Winehouse's song from "Back to Black" which was co-written by Ashford & Simpson |
| 27% | HAND | 4 | "I Want to Hold Your ___," 1963 song by The Beatles which was their first number 1 hit in America |
| 26% | ESSE | 4 | To be, in ancient Rome |
| 26% | TIME | 4 | (2/3) "What ___ Is It?" opening number from Disney's "High School Musical 2" in which the characters look forward to summer |
| 26% | CARBONOFFSETS | 13 | They fund projects that remove a gas from the atmosphere, which is a hint to what's happening in four Across answers |
| 26% | TIBET | 5 | Land from which the Dalai Lama is in exile |
| 25% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Did you know? The Mayans were the first to make hot ___ (winter beverage), in which the heat came from chili peppers not temperature |
| 25% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" which was nominated for multiple Grammy awards in 1998 |
| 25% | EST | 3 | Zone Detroiters have to ensure their clock's set to if they want to be on time voting in the presidential election (abbr.) |
| 25% | ADOLF | 5 | First name from which the "Adi" in Adidas is derived |
| 25% | BATTLEZONE | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Atari in 1980 in which the goal is to save a tank from attacks by other tanks and missiles |
| 25% | MONACO | 6 | Microstate on the French Riviera which is home to Monte Carlo |
| 25% | SACRA | 5 | Via ___, ancient Rome's main street that led from the top of the Capitoline Hill to the Colosseum |
| 25% | SPYFALL | 7 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught |
| 25% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 25% | TORAH | 5 | In Judaism, the scroll on which the Pentateuch is written |
| 25% | SEVEN | 5 | Number of hills on which Rome was built |
| 25% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | "___: The Incredible Journey," 1993 adventure comedy film starring Robert Hays which is about three pets that embark on a journey to reunite with their owners: 2 wds. |
| 25% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___," classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies |
| 24% | OCHE | 4 | Mark on the floor behind which a darts player must stand to throw |
| 24% | MOUNTZION | 9 | Hill of Jerusalem on which the City of David was built |
| 24% | ALLERGY | 7 | Sneezing in the spring is from an __ to pollen |
| 24% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |