| 100% | ALUMINIUM | 9 | Element that Americans and Canadians spell differently from the rest of the English-speaking world |
| 33% | CLOUD | 5 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world |
| 32% | YAM | 3 | Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combined |
| 32% | TORTUROUS | 9 | ... that is spelled entirely from the last dozen letters of the alphabet |
| 31% | HANDSET | 7 | The part of a phone that you hold and speak into |
| 31% | THROAT | 6 | Part of the neck that helps swallow and speak |
| 31% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 30% | DVORAK | 6 | Composer of the American Quartet and the New World Symphony |
| 30% | MAN | 3 | "He-___ and the Masters of the Universe," animated series that ran from 1983 to 1985 |
| 30% | IRON | 4 | Element that can precede the starts of 20-, 31-, 47- and 54-Across |
| 30% | NERVE | 5 | Bundle of fibers that transmits impulses to and from the brain |
| 30% | ESTE | 4 | Noble family of Italy that governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th to the 18th century |
| 30% | TDBANK | 6 | American financial institution that sponsors the home arena of the Boston Celtics and Bruins |
| 30% | SNL | 3 | Show that was the source of "The Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World": Abbr. |
| 30% | EBB | 3 | Word that comes from the Old English for "falling of the tide" |
| 29% | GOSOLO | 6 | Break off from the rest of the band |
| 29% | JANSHERKHAN | 11 | Winner of the Men's World Open Squash Championship in 1987, 1989, 1990 and from 1992-96 |
| 29% | SIOUANS | 7 | People speaking the family of languages from Ohio, Mississippi and the Great Plains |
| 29% | ETON | 4 | ___ mess, English dessert that originated from the famous college of the same name |
| 29% | ODDMANOUT | 9 | Person who differs from the rest of the group |
| 29% | BOX | 3 | "Squawk ___," business news TV program co-hosted by Joe Kernen that covers news from the world of finance |
| 29% | AMAZON | 6 | American tech giant popular as online retailers, and is one of the world's biggest brands |
| 29% | ESTE | 4 | Noble family of Italy that governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th- to the 18th-century |
| 29% | TAIPEI | 6 | Asian capital that was from 2004-07 home of the world's tallest building |
| 29% | STOP | 4 | Full ___, English language punctuation that looks like . and indicates the end of a sentence |
| 29% | HAIL | 4 | Pellets of ice from the sky that could cause damage to buildings and cars |
| 29% | HUFFINGTONPOST | 14 | The former name of the highest earning blog in the world that covers American news: 2 wds |
| 29% | ALN | 3 | English river mentioned by Ptolemy and the site of a still-occupied castle dating from about 1096 |
| 29% | UNITED | 6 | American airline that is part of the Star Alliance and can take you to your travel destination |
| 29% | LALLANS | 7 | Literary version of the variety of English spoken and written in the Lowlands of Scotland |