| 100% | ELMONTE | 7 | East L.A. suburb known as "the end of the Santa Fe Trail" |
| 49% | ELMONTE | 7 | California city whose motto is "End of the Santa Fe Trail" |
| 46% | LAMESA | 6 | San Diego suburb known as the "Jewel of the Hills" |
| 45% | BANGKOK | 7 | Capital known as the Venice of the East |
| 44% | BEIRUT | 6 | Capital of Lebanon, known as the Paris of the East |
| 44% | UNHOOK | 6 | Release, as the end of a chain |
| 44% | SPOIL | 5 | Ruin, as the end of a movie |
| 44% | SPOILED | 7 | Ruined, as the ending of a movie |
| 43% | HEM | 3 | Sew, as the end of a pants leg |
| 43% | DEEP | 4 | Opposite of "shallow," as the ends of a pool |
| 43% | LAOS | 4 | Country known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" |
| 43% | NERO | 4 | His death sparked a civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors |
| 42% | RWANDA | 6 | African country known as the Land of a Thousand Hills |
| 42% | CAIRO | 5 | African capital known as the city of a thousand minarets |
| 42% | CAIRO | 5 | Egyptian city known as the "City of a Thousand Minarets" |
| 42% | AGUILERA | 8 | Pop star Christina known as the "Voice of a Generation" |
| 42% | LON | 3 | Horror actor Chaney known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 42% | LONCHANEY | 9 | Silent film star known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces" |
| 42% | PRAGUE | 6 | European capital which is known as the "City of a Hundred Spires" |
| 42% | LAOS | 4 | Southeast Asian nation once known as the Land of a Million Elephants |
| 41% | ASS | 3 | Animal known as the beast of burden, with a name originating from Latin |
| 41% | MACAU | 5 | City known as the "Las Vegas of the East" |
| 40% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 40% | REM | 3 | "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" band |
| 40% | DOWNTOWN | 8 | Area known as the main part of a city in the US |
| 40% | BHUTAN | 6 | Himalayan country with a head of state known as the Dragon King |
| 39% | TBTEST | 6 | What the injection known as the Mantoux technique is a crucial part of |
| 38% | HAYDN | 5 | Composer of a symphony known as "The Palindrome" |
| 38% | APSE | 4 | Domed or vaulted recess at the east end of a church |
| 38% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |