| 100% | OMO | 3 | Ethiopian national park since 1980 that remains undeveloped and with virtually no roads but has 195,000 remains of homo sapiens |
| 27% | ABA | 3 | Org. with a national event that has the benefit of involving no trump but where you risk of getting slammed for attending |
| 23% | NILE | 4 | Ethiopia and Egyptian source of dispute that has intensified since 2011 by an Ethiopian mega-project |
| 22% | ERG | 3 | Unit of energy, work or heat that has not been officially valid since January 1, 1978 and has now been replaced with nanojoules |
| 20% | SHARKS | 6 | Fish that have lots of teeth but no bones |
| 20% | GRAND | 5 | With 2-Down, U.S. national park that's larger than the entirety of Rhode Island |
| 19% | ELSA | 4 | Lion that was the subject of the book "Born Free" and that is buried in Kenya's Meru National Park |
| 19% | ERG | 3 | Area of the desert that's wind-swept with no vegetation and exists on Venus, Mars and Titan |
| 19% | LUXEMBOURG | 10 | European country and founding member of NATO that, according to its constitution, has no official language |
| 18% | ARENT | 5 | Birds ___ Real (mock conspiracy theory that states birds no longer exist and have been replaced with drones) |
| 18% | ANTEATERS | 9 | Animals with no teeth but have long sticky tongues |
| 18% | ADEAD | 5 | "That's ___ end." (end of road with no exit): 2 wds. |
| 18% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 18% | WRECKAGE | 8 | Remains of something that has been badly damaged |
| 18% | HUMAN | 5 | Type of 23a that stands for the collective of Homo sapiens |
| 18% | GLACIERBAY | 10 | National Park that surrounds the Alaskan city of Gustavus |
| 17% | SERENGETI | 9 | Tanzanian national park with migrations of animals |
| 17% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 17% | UTAH | 4 | State with Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park |
| 17% | MIAMIDADE | 9 | *County that includes much of Everglades National Park |
| 17% | COARSENESS | 10 | Behavior of those with absolutely no social skills |
| 17% | ROSA | 4 | Parks with no intention of moving |
| 17% | PURPLE | 6 | Color that is a blend of blue and red, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "curple" |
| 17% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 17% | JASPER | 6 | Stone that shares a name with a national park |
| 17% | MARIPOSA | 8 | California county that contains parts of Yosemite National Park |
| 17% | KATHERINE | 9 | River with a great view of Nitmiluk National Park |
| 17% | CARLSBAD | 8 | __ Caverns, US national park with a Hall of Giants |
| 17% | MONTANA | 7 | Home to Glacier National Park and part of Yellowstone |
| 17% | UTAH | 4 | State that's home to Arches and Zion National Parks |