| 100% | WESTERLIES | 10 | Dominant west-to-east winds in middle latitudes of both hemispheres |
| 78% | WESTERLIES | 10 | Dominant west-to-east winds centred over the middle latitudes of both hemispheres |
| 38% | INDIAMAN | 8 | Sailing ship of the 17th to 19th centuries engaged in trade with the East or West Indies |
| 37% | ROARING | 7 | & 6D Name given to the stormy areas of ocean between latitudes 40º and 50º in the Southern Hemisphere |
| 37% | JETSTREAM | 9 | Band of strong winds that blows from west to east |
| 34% | RIAL | 4 | Unit of currency in the Middle East |
| 34% | BELEGAER | 8 | Great Sea, to the west of Middle-earth |
| 34% | DEADSEA | 7 | Salty body of water in the Middle East |
| 34% | ISLAM | 5 | Majority religion in much of the Middle East |
| 33% | AMORITES | 8 | Tribe dominant in the Middle East c 2000 BC |
| 33% | SALEM | 5 | City name in both East and West Coast states |
| 33% | IRAQ | 4 | Country in the Middle East with capital of Baghdad |
| 32% | OIL | 3 | "The middle east wealth is largely due to large deposits of ___" |
| 32% | GAS | 3 | Bad thing to run out of in the middle of nowhere |
| 32% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 32% | LANNERFALCON | 12 | Bird of prey found in SE Europe, Africa and the Middle East |
| 31% | ANTITRADES | 10 | Prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes |
| 31% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Ancient language of the Middle East still spoken in Syria and parts of Lebanon |
| 31% | EURUS | 5 | East wind, in Greek myth |
| 31% | LAKEERIE | 8 | Body of water home to Middle Island, the southernmost point of land in Canada |
| 30% | ESSOS | 5 | Landmass east of Westeros that is home to the Dothraki tribe in "Game of Thrones" |
| 30% | BRIDPORT | 8 | Resort town in West Dorset east of Lyme Regis |
| 30% | ILLAMPU | 7 | Andean mountain in west Bolivia east of Lake Titicaca |
| 30% | SILKROUTE | 9 | Ancient trade road, linking West to East |
| 30% | INDIAN | 6 | & 4D Large body of water bordered by Africa in the west and Australia in the east |
| 30% | OHIO | 4 | Answer to the old riddle, "What's high in the middle and round at both ends?" |
| 30% | TIVOLI | 6 | Town in Lazio, Italy, to the east of Rome containing the remains of Hadrian's villa |
| 30% | ACKEE | 5 | Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit |
| 30% | NOSE | 4 | In middle of a face |
| 29% | SAMOA | 5 | Nation that moved east of the International Date Line in 1892 and west of it in 2011 |