| 100% | ROLLERDERBY | 11 | Contact sport devised in the US in the 1930s associated with Leo Seltzer and Damon Runyon |
| 35% | ABILENE | 7 | University city in central Texas, US, associated with the agriculture and petroleum industries |
| 35% | ABILENE | 7 | University city in central Texas, US associated with the agriculture and petroleum industries |
| 34% | SCOTTJOPLIN | 11 | US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 |
| 30% | ORR | 3 | The government department in the US dealing with Children and Families |
| 30% | ABILENE | 7 | US university town in central Texas associated with the oil refining industry |
| 30% | EBBWVALE | 8 | Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales formerly associated with the steel and coal industries |
| 30% | ABILENE | 7 | University city in Texas associated with the agriculture and petroleum industries |
| 30% | OXNARD | 6 | US city in California associated with the strawberry industry |
| 30% | ARTDECO | 7 | Style of design and interior decoration in Europe and the US in the 1920s and 1930s |
| 29% | CHINESE | 7 | With 27- and 36-Across, object that floated over the US in early 2023 |
| 29% | TURKEY | 6 | Poultry bird associated with Thanksgiving in the US |
| 29% | BELLE | 5 | US criminal associated with Jesse James and Cole Younger who married Jim Reed in 1866 |
| 29% | AMARILLO | 8 | US city in NW Texas formerly associated with the helium industry |
| 29% | CALLSIGNS | 9 | They all start with "K" and "W" in the U.S. |
| 29% | ATYRAU | 6 | City in Kazakhstan on the Ural River associated with the oil and fish industries |
| 29% | GRANDRAPIDS | 11 | City in Michigan, US, associated with the furniture manufacturing industry |
| 29% | AHL | 3 | Developmental org. with teams in Canada and the U.S. |
| 28% | WWE | 3 | Sports entertainment company associated with the likes of Yokozuna and Hulk Hogan: Abbr. |
| 28% | NBA | 3 | Sports org. with 29 teams in the United States and one in Canada |
| 28% | AMARILLO | 8 | City in NW Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry |
| 28% | AMARILLO | 8 | City in northwest Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry |
| 28% | OXNARD | 6 | City in Ventura County, California, US, associated with the strawberry industry |
| 28% | TIGER | 5 | With 31-Across, golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 2002 |
| 28% | JAFFA | 5 | Ancient port in Israel associated with the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus |
| 27% | RUGBY | 5 | Team contact sport that originated in England and features in the Six Nations Championship |
| 27% | DETECTIVESTORY | 14 | Literary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 27% | FLATLEY | 7 | Michael —, US dancer and flautist associated with stage shows Riverdance and Lord of the Dance |