| 100% | MOHICANS | 8 | Cooper tells of the last of these Native tribesmen |
| 58% | MOHICANS | 8 | Fenimore Cooper novel about the last of this tribe |
| 45% | QUEEN | 5 | Zewditu was the last of these in Ethiopia, until 1930 |
| 44% | UNCAS | 5 | The last of the Mohicans, in Cooper's novel |
| 43% | CAPS | 4 | Feature of the last word in this CLUE |
| 42% | ZEE | 3 | Last letter on this side of the pond |
| 42% | OCTOBER | 7 | The last day of this month is Halloween |
| 42% | NAWAB | 5 | The last of these in Bahawalpur was Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi, who reigned until 1956 |
| 42% | LADYTENNISSTARS | 15 | Names hidden in 17-, 25-, 51- and 65-Across (twice in the last of these) |
| 41% | PHRASE | 6 | The last two words of this clue, for example |
| 41% | ARC | 3 | What the last letter of this answer resembles |
| 41% | POILU | 5 | Lazare Ponticelli (1897-2008) is recognized by France as being the last of these soldiers from WWI |
| 40% | UNCAS | 5 | Title character in the J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans |
| 40% | POPES | 5 | 10 featured last names in this puzzle are also the names of these |
| 40% | UNCAS | 5 | Title character in 1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans |
| 40% | DDAY | 4 | Last year was the 75th anniversary of this notable WWII event |
| 40% | ION | 3 | The last of these Saturn passenger cars was built in March 2007 at GM's Spring Hill, TN, assembly plant |
| 40% | OCTOBER | 7 | Halloween is on the last day of this month |
| 40% | END | 3 | Fitting answer for the last clue of this puzzle |
| 40% | DEER | 4 | Natty Bumppo’s quarry, per the last of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales |
| 40% | GARNER | 6 | Jennifer, star of series The Last Thing He Told Me |
| 39% | HULK | 4 | "The Incredible ___," movie where Sheldon Cooper enjoyed the portrayal of this Marvel character by Edward Norton |
| 39% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the concise yet evocative story told in this puzzle |
| 38% | KOI | 3 | The Amur carp, native to Asia, is the wild variety of this popular pond fish |
| 38% | WICHITALINEMAN | 14 | Glen Campbell hit, the last word of which is this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | BIAFRA | 6 | Medecins Sans Frontieres arose from the humanitarian disaster generated by this secessionist state of the late 60's |
| 37% | RAQUEL | 6 | Welch of The Last of Sheila |
| 37% | HONEYIMHOME | 11 | Cry after navigating the last parts of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 37% | DEPART | 6 | What the last words of eight key answers in this puzzle are slangy synonyms of |
| 37% | NEA | 3 | Mary Anne Carter was appointed last year by the President as chairperson of this agency |