| 100% | BUFFERZONE | 10 | Firefighter's term for the section of the firehouse cordoned off for polishing? |
| 47% | JAWSOFLIFE | 10 | Firefighter's term for lengthy gabfests about the meaning of existence? |
| 46% | SPRINKLERHEAD | 13 | Firefighter's term for the person in charge of ice cream toppers? |
| 39% | FIRSTRESPONDER | 14 | Firefighter's term for the quickest RSVP to the Firefighters Ball? |
| 39% | ELEVATORKEY | 11 | Firefighter's term for the secret to rising in the ranks? |
| 39% | PATRICIDE | 9 | Term for the crime of killing one's father |
| 38% | OVERTONWINDOW | 13 | Talking head’s term for the range of politically acceptable ideas |
| 38% | MKO | 3 | Collective term for the users of the Big Island's "Astronomy Precinct", for short |
| 37% | COSMOGONY | 9 | Term for the study of the origins of the universe |
| 36% | OCCIPUT | 7 | Anatomical term for the back of the head |
| 36% | DEEPTIME | 8 | Term for the full, vast span of the world's history |
| 36% | ATARI | 5 | ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983) |
| 36% | FOOTBALL | 8 | Term for soccer outside of the US |
| 36% | LIBRETTO | 8 | Term for the text of an opera |
| 36% | SWELLS | 6 | Term for fashionable people of the 1920s |
| 36% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 36% | OMOPHAGIA | 9 | Term for the practice of eating raw meat |
| 35% | DESI | 4 | Term for a member of the South Asian diaspora |
| 35% | PHLEBITIS | 9 | Medical term for the inflammation of veins |
| 35% | SEMANTICS | 9 | Linguistics term for the meanings of words |
| 35% | DRAYAGE | 7 | Term for the transport of goods in the shipping industry |
| 35% | END | 3 | Apt word for this section of the crossword |
| 35% | SUPERNOVA | 9 | Astronomical term for the explosion of a star |
| 35% | FRACTURE | 8 | Medical term for the break of a bone |
| 35% | SNAILMAIL | 9 | Quirky term for the speed of posted letters |
| 35% | MAGNITUDE | 9 | Astronomical term for the brightness of a star |
| 35% | HOLYGRAIL | 9 | Two-word term for the cup of Christ |
| 34% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 34% | ANOSMIA | 7 | Medical term for the loss of sense of smell |
| 34% | TREKKIE | 7 | One term for a follower of the USS Enterprise |