| 100% | ACUPUNCTURE | 11 | Component of traditional Chinese medicine in which metal needles are inserted into the skin |
| 36% | ACUPUNCTURE | 11 | Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down? |
| 33% | QUOITS | 6 | Game in which rings of metal or rope are tossed at a stake in the ground |
| 31% | FAME | 4 | Rock and Roll Hall of ___, rock history museum into which the Beastie Boys were inducted in 2012 |
| 30% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, Armenian-American heavy metal band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Hypnotize" |
| 30% | QIN | 3 | Chinese dynasty in which the terra-cotta army was built |
| 29% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the majority of words are monosyllabic |
| 29% | HOSEA | 5 | Book in which the destruction of Samaria is foreseen |
| 29% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 29% | CRIMEAN | 7 | War in which the Battle of Balaclava was fought |
| 29% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 29% | PERSIAN | 7 | Gulf in which the island of Bahrain is located |
| 29% | TANGRAM | 7 | Chinese puzzle in which a square is cut into seven pieces and formed into figures |
| 28% | TABOO | 5 | Party game in which the utterance of certain words are forbidden |
| 28% | CGS | 3 | Syst. in which the dyne is the standard unit of force |
| 28% | NATURE | 6 | Scientific journal in which the existence of neutrons was first proposed |
| 28% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional Texas town in which "King of the Hill" is set |
| 28% | AFRO | 4 | Hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush |
| 28% | THISISSPINALTAP | 15 | Classic 1984 film in which most of the dialogue was ad-libbed |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | State in which The CW's "Hart of Dixie" is set (Abbr.) |
| 28% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 28% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 28% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 28% | SEDER | 5 | Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah |
| 28% | EARDROPS | 8 | Liquid medicines inserted into the side of the head: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BUS | 3 | The "B" in USB which is also an anagram of USB |
| 28% | TIN | 3 | What the metal man in Oz was made of |
| 27% | WELSH | 5 | Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet |
| 27% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |
| 27% | LEROY | 5 | Butler being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022 |