| 100% | ELNINO | 6 | Event which is believed affected the Moche in Peru, who made sacrifices in order to try to prevent the rains |
| 36% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 30% | EPEE | 4 | Sports event in which athletes try to avoid being touched |
| 30% | JAM | 3 | In Russia and Georgia, pine cones are made into this which is believed to ease asthma, bronchitis |
| 30% | ODIN | 4 | Mythical figure who sacrificed an eye in order to drink from the well of knowledge |
| 29% | JADEITE | 7 | Green mineral which was used to make axe heads in the Stone Age |
| 29% | AUROCHS | 7 | Extinct member of the cattle tribe also called urus, the last specimen of which is believed to have died in Poland in 1627 |
| 29% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event in which the food is usually ordered in |
| 28% | SPYFALL | 7 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught |
| 28% | NEMO | 4 | Disney's clownfish who is lost in the ocean and trying to reunite with his father |
| 28% | REEKS | 5 | Smells like my son was trying to make wolverine attractant with his chemistry set in the basement |
| 28% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who is the youngest woman to play in a PGA Tour event |
| 28% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest woman to play in a PGA Tour event |
| 28% | OMEN | 4 | Event that is believed to signal the future |
| 27% | TURKEYTROT | 10 | Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body |
| 27% | CELINEDION | 10 | "The Power of Love" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ANNEMURRAY | 10 | "You Needed Me" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 27% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Big Yellow Taxi" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 26% | OLDMAID | 7 | Card game in which you try to avoid the spinster |
| 26% | IMPOSTORS | 9 | Players who try to sabotage the spaceship in 26-Across |
| 26% | CREWMATES | 9 | Players who try to maintain the spaceship in 26-Across |
| 26% | AGRA | 4 | City in India which is home to the Taj Mahal |
| 26% | AGENTSMITH | 10 | Neo's nemesis in "The Matrix" trilogy, who was originally created to maintain order in the Matrix: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TONICADEBAMBARA | 15 | Author who wrote, “The dream is real, my friends. The failure to make it work is the unreality,” in “The Salt Eaters” |
| 26% | AHCH | 4 | ___-To, fictional water planet in the "Star Wars" universe which is the birthplace of the Jedi order |
| 26% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | American singer SZA's song which is titled after a "Charlie's Angels" actress who also makes a cameo in the music video: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Event in which the sun is obscured by the moon |
| 26% | WET | 3 | What standing in the rain will make you |
| 26% | SCAPEGOAT | 9 | Somebody who is made to take the blame |