| 100% | BLACKBOX | 8 | Flight recorder on planes that is actually orange |
| 53% | BLACKBOX | 8 | Orange flight recorder on all planes |
| 42% | BLACKBOX | 8 | Flight recorder that's orange despite its name |
| 40% | HARLEM | 6 | ___ Globetrotters (exhibition basketball team that was actually founded on Chicago's South Side) |
| 40% | DRAGNET | 7 | Friday program that was never actually shown on Friday |
| 36% | TOOL | 4 | Handyman's accessory, that may not be allowed on your flight |
| 35% | LIQUOR | 6 | Spirits that are cheaper on land than in-flight |
| 34% | REDONION | 8 | Colorful allium that is actually purple |
| 34% | FOB | 3 | Remote that is actually a key |
| 34% | GUINEAPIGS | 10 | Pseudo porkers that are actually rodents |
| 34% | TOADS | 5 | Horned ___ (animals that are actually lizards) |
| 34% | KOALA | 5 | Aussie "bear" that is actually a marsupial |
| 34% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JET | 3 | Plane that may be "jumbo" |
| 33% | JET | 3 | Plane that may be "private" |
| 33% | AJET | 4 | The type of plane that United's flight attendants of the '70s intended to leave on, according to the TV ads |
| 33% | RHINO | 5 | "Black" or "white" mammal that is actually gray |
| 33% | ZEBRAS | 6 | Creatures that are actually black with white stripes |
| 33% | MARIGOLDS | 9 | Garden flowers that are usually yellow or orange |
| 32% | ORCA | 4 | Black and white "whale" that is actually a dolphin |
| 32% | ONUS | 4 | Responsibility that is on you |
| 32% | MOTIONS | 7 | Things that are voted on |
| 32% | GRASS | 5 | Blades that are stepped on |
| 32% | SEA | 3 | With 25-Across, novelty "pet" that is actually a shrimp |
| 32% | III | 3 | First Super Bowl that was actually called a Super Bowl |
| 32% | ODIE | 4 | Updo that is on cartoon dog |
| 32% | BROOCH | 6 | Decorative accessory that is pinned on |
| 32% | MESAS | 5 | Hills that are flat on top |
| 31% | METARZAN | 8 | Famous introduction that was never actually used |
| 31% | PACIFIC | 7 | Ocean that is the largest on Earth |