| 100% | THREE | 5 | Clock time that forms an "L" with the big and little hands |
| 45% | NOON | 4 | When the big and little hands reach 12 |
| 35% | SHELLCOMPANIES | 14 | Corporations with little business activity, and what are formed by the circled letters |
| 35% | JIG | 3 | Dance in 6/8 or 12/8 time that often formed the last movement of an 18th-century suite |
| 34% | HANDS | 5 | Big and little movers on an analog watch |
| 34% | SESAME | 6 | With 29-Across, children's show starring Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch that debuted in 1969 |
| 34% | PAIGNTON | 8 | Coastal town in South Devon that with Torquay and Brixham forms the borough of Torbay |
| 34% | MARINEONE | 9 | Presidential carrier that flew with an all-women crew for the first time in 2009 |
| 34% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 33% | NCAA | 4 | Org. with the Big 12 and Pac-12 |
| 33% | NIGER | 5 | River in West Africa that starts in the Guinea Highlands and shares its name with an African country |
| 33% | NOON | 4 | Time that reads the same forward and backward |
| 32% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 32% | DORKS | 5 | Those with personal libraries second to none, raise their hands every 5 minutes in class and always, always do their projects on time |
| 32% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 32% | PRACTICAL | 9 | Good with the hands and with problem-solving |
| 32% | ODESSA | 6 | Texas city that forms the Petroplex with Midland |
| 32% | LEAFS | 5 | Team that shares an arena with the Raptors |
| 32% | NETS | 4 | Team that shares an arena with the Liberty |
| 32% | ROTTERDAM | 9 | City that shares an airport with the Hague |
| 31% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |
| 31% | MORAVA | 6 | River that forms the border between Slovakia and Austria |
| 31% | AMUR | 4 | River that forms the boundary between Manchuria and Russia |
| 31% | MEKONG | 6 | River that forms the border between Laos and Myanmar |
| 31% | HAITI | 5 | Nation that shares an island with the Dominican Republic |
| 31% | HAITI | 5 | Country that shares an island with the Dominican Republic |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Out of Time" and "Green" |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Murmur" and "Out of Time" |
| 31% | ELITES | 6 | Those with the greatest power and status |
| 31% | OTIS | 4 | Johnny with the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive" |