| 100% | ZAIRE | 5 | Country name that replaced (and was later replaced by) Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 59% | BELGIANCONGO | 12 | Name by which the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known from 1908-60 |
| 51% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 50% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 46% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 45% | KASAI | 5 | Tributary of the Congo River that forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola |
| 45% | SOO | 3 | Name of the locks that are crossed by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge between the USA and Canada |
| 43% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in NE Democratic Republic of the Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 43% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 43% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 42% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 41% | KINSHASA | 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo capital |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, once |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Name, from 1971-97, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 41% | ADDAMS | 6 | Last name of the TV family headed by Morticia and Gomez |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 41% | DRC | 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo for short |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, before 1997 |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, prior to 1997 |
| 41% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo at one time |
| 40% | MARENMORRIS | 11 | 1-Across, 12-Across, 27-Across, and 50-Across country/pop singer who was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 40% | CHINA | 5 | Country that becomes a part of the face when its last letter is removed |
| 40% | LTD | 3 | Ford model that was replaced by the Crown Victoria and the Taurus |
| 40% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___ Girls," 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same name |
| 39% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 39% | OKAPI | 5 | Mammal endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 39% | SLOVAKIA | 8 | Country that's east of the Czech Republic (the two used to be a single nation) |
| 39% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 39% | IRE | 3 | Country where the last names Murphy and O'Brien are common: Abbr. |