| 100% | CALCIUM | 7 | Element important in the construction of corals |
| 56% | LEADROLE | 8 | Important element in the formation of a star? |
| 49% | IODINE | 6 | Element discovered in the ashes of seaweed |
| 49% | IODINE | 6 | Element used in the production of thyroid hormones |
| 46% | SPINDLE | 7 | Element in the tale of Sleeping Beauty |
| 46% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of coral island in the South Pacific |
| 45% | OXYMORON | 8 | Element in "Night of the Living Dead" |
| 45% | BORON | 5 | What B stands for, in the periodic table of elements |
| 44% | BEALE | 5 | Important street in the history of Memphis blues |
| 44% | IUM | 3 | Suffix in the names of most chemical elements |
| 44% | DOT | 3 | One of the elements in an ellipsis |
| 43% | MALDIVES | 8 | Group of coral islands in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Male |
| 43% | SACS | 4 | Important structures in the defensive systems of octopi |
| 43% | SKINTONE | 8 | Important factor in choosing the right shade of makeup: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HYDROGEN | 8 | One of the main elements in gas giant planets |
| 41% | SAMOTHRACE | 10 | Largely mountainous island in the Aegean Sea; an important centre of worship in ancient times |
| 41% | BORON | 5 | Element important in nucleonics |
| 41% | HISTORIC | 8 | Important in the past |
| 41% | DAUMIER | 7 | One of the most important men in modern art, per Baudelaire |
| 41% | GROUP | 5 | Any set of elements in a column on the periodic table |
| 41% | STINGING | 8 | The __ hydroid is in the family of fire corals |
| 41% | KAVALA | 6 | Port in NE Greece; an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire |
| 41% | LADY | 4 | ___ Elliot Island, southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia |
| 40% | GAS | 3 | Any element in the rightmost column of the periodic table |
| 40% | ARGON | 5 | Unreactive element of the rare gas series used in electric lights; symbol Ar |
| 40% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 40% | YAP | 3 | Island in the Caroline Islands of the Pacific Ocean; an important Japanese naval base in World War II |
| 39% | TONKATRUCKS | 11 | Small construction vehicles inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2001 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GEOMETRIC | 9 | Type of elements hidden in the starred answers on this side of the grid |
| 39% | CLASSICAL | 9 | Type of elements hidden in the starred answers on this side of the grid |