| 100% | LNES | 4 | Code used by the International Civil Aviation Organization to identify Vanuatu's Lonorore Airport |
| 26% | MALPENSA | 8 | Milan's international airport, with the code MXP |
| 26% | BAITCAR | 7 | Vehicle used by the police to catch thieves |
| 26% | SAVED | 5 | ___ by the bell, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to narrow escapes |
| 26% | STAR | 4 | Symbol used by the answers to the asterisked clues |
| 26% | GRAPE | 5 | Winery fruit used by the handful to enhance a parfait |
| 26% | SFO | 3 | "City by the Bay" airport code |
| 25% | LATESTYLE | 9 | Term used by Edward Said to describe the final phase of an artist’s career |
| 25% | TAROTCARD | 9 | Used by a fortune teller to predict the future |
| 25% | AMMAN | 5 | Capital served by the Queen Alia International Airport |
| 24% | SYRINGE | 7 | Pump used by doctors to clear out the ears |
| 24% | RENTS | 5 | Pays to use by the day, say |
| 24% | RENTS | 5 | Pays to use by the month, say |
| 24% | EIN | 3 | IRS 9-digit code used by corporations operating or incorporated in the US (abbr.) |
| 24% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 24% | THREAD | 6 | Item used by 13-Across to navigate the 22-Across |
| 24% | MOMBASA | 7 | City and port of Kenya served by the Moi International Airport |
| 23% | BOZ | 3 | Pseudonym used by Charles Dickens in contributions to the Morning Chronicle newspaper |
| 23% | SIGN | 4 | Use a closed fist to represent the letter S, say |
| 23% | OHARE | 5 | Airport run by the Chicago Department of Aviation |
| 23% | UBER | 4 | Company you might use to get to the airport |
| 23% | CARPEDIEM | 9 | Latin phrase often used by a friend to mean "seize the day": 2 wds. |
| 23% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 23% | NEE | 3 | Used with the name of a married woman to identify former family |
| 23% | AAR | 3 | De-briefing process used by the military to find out what, why and how about a particular event (abbr.) |
| 22% | GALLEON | 7 | Large square-rigged sailing ship especially used by Spain from the 15th to 18th centuries |
| 22% | HTML | 4 | Code used by Webmasters |
| 22% | CHERAMI | 7 | Male homing pigeon used by the U.S. Army in WWI |
| 22% | DOMAIN | 6 | Name used to identify a website, before the .com |
| 22% | ELL | 3 | Abbr. used by Rubik's speedcubers that refers to solving the edge pieces without disturbing the corner pieces |