| 100% | ROSEBUDS | 8 | Crown material, in the Wisdom of Solomon |
| 54% | GRAPHITE | 8 | Material in the middle of a pencil |
| 54% | BEARFUR | 7 | Material in the hats of Buckingham Palace guards |
| 52% | TIN | 3 | Material in the name of a "Wizard of Oz" character |
| 49% | SOLOMON | 7 | In the Bible, King of Israel famous for his wisdom |
| 49% | ROWED | 5 | Participated in the sport of crew |
| 48% | WAX | 3 | Material used in the wings of Icarus |
| 47% | TELEOLOGY | 9 | The study of design and purpose in material world |
| 46% | RNAASE | 6 | Enzyme involved in the hydrolysis of genetic material |
| 45% | RBI | 3 | One of the stats in baseball's Triple Crown: Abbr. |
| 44% | CAPO | 4 | Rank in the mafia that heads a crew of soldiers, once held by 18-Across |
| 44% | HUON | 4 | — Gulf, inlet of the Solomon Sea in eastern Papua New Guinea |
| 44% | HONESTY | 7 | "The first chapter in the book of wisdom," to Jefferson |
| 44% | BRAN | 4 | Stark who was crowned king in the "Game of Thrones" finale |
| 44% | SHAMARPA | 8 | "Holder of the Red Crown" in Buddhism |
| 44% | RNA | 3 | Material in the translation process |
| 44% | ORE | 3 | Material in the game Minecraft |
| 44% | SECRETARIAT | 11 | Winner of the US Triple Crown in 1973 ridden by Ron Turcotte |
| 43% | PHILIP | 6 | Prince played by 15-Across in the first two seasons of the Netflix historical drama "The Crown" |
| 43% | TAR | 3 | Material in the Binagadi asphalt lake |
| 43% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | American actress who completed the Triple Crown of Acting in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GLENDAJACKSON | 13 | British actress who completed the Triple Crown of Acting in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ISLE | 4 | ___ of Man (British crown dependency in the Irish sea) |
| 43% | HARI | 4 | Kumar of "The Jewel in the Crown" |
| 42% | SAND | 4 | Castle material that was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 42% | MIDST | 5 | In the ___ of |
| 42% | MIDST | 5 | In the __ of |
| 42% | TWINE | 5 | The ball in Cawker City, KS, which weighs over 20,000 lb., is made of this material |
| 42% | BRICK | 5 | Block material in the Mario games |
| 41% | LORE | 4 | Wisdom of the ages |