| 100% | BOHRIUM | 7 | Element with atomic number 107 which was named after a Danish physicist who studied the structure of atoms |
| 54% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 44% | FERMIUM | 7 | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics |
| 40% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ Rutherford, New Zealand born physicist after whom the element with atomic number 104 was named |
| 39% | RUTHERFORD | 10 | Scientist and physicist Ernest ___ after whom the element Rf with atomic number 104 is named |
| 36% | BOHR | 4 | Niels ___, Danish physicist who is known for his atomic model and has an element named after him |
| 35% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Scientist and chemist after whom the element Cm with atomic number 96 is named: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GEORGEBERKELEY | 14 | Scientist and philosopher whose name inspired the name of the city after which the element Bk with atomic number 97 is named: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RED | 3 | ___ Leicester, an English cheese named after the city of Leicester, which was originally colored with carrot or beetroot juice |
| 29% | HANSXIANOERSTED | 15 | Danish physicist who pioneered the study of electromagnetism |
| 29% | FERMI | 5 | Enrico ___, Italian physicist who is known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor and has an element named after him |
| 29% | OSE | 3 | Monosaccharides are named according to a Greek prefix to indicate the number of carbon atoms followed by this suffix, meaning "sugar" |
| 28% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 28% | ATLANTA | 7 | TV series created by Donald Glover which is named after the capital of Georgia |
| 27% | OWEN | 4 | Name of the hippo who bonded with Mzee, an Aldabra giant tortoise, after the hippo was separated from its herd in the 2004 tsunami |
| 27% | BOHR | 4 | Physicist with a namesake model of the atom |
| 27% | BORON | 5 | Element with a low atomic number that is not found naturally on Earth |
| 27% | KIWI | 4 | Flightless bird which is the name of a shoe polish brand |
| 27% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |
| 27% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania's "Gem City" which is also the name of a lake |
| 27% | GAUSS | 5 | German physicist after whom a unit of magnetism is named |
| 26% | OERSTED | 7 | Magnetic intensity unit named after a Danish physicist |
| 26% | OHM | 3 | Georg Simon ___, physicist after whom the unit of resistance is named |
| 26% | RAND | 4 | South African currency which is named after a ridge |
| 26% | SEVENTYNINE | 11 | Atomic number of the special parts of this puzzle which, when connected, form a 113-Across |
| 26% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 26% | COCO | 4 | Urban taxi in Cuba which is named after a tropical fruit |
| 26% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 26% | CHLORINE | 8 | A toxic chemical element with the atomic number 17 |