| 100% | ONETHIRD | 8 | Fraction of months that end in the letter “Y” |
| 47% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 46% | INCA | 4 | Member of an empire that ended in the 16th century |
| 46% | CRIMEAN | 7 | War that ended with the "Treaty of Paris" in 1856 |
| 46% | LCDS | 4 | Letters that fill in the blanks of "digita_ _lock rea_outs, for _hort" |
| 46% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that, surprisingly, is not the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 45% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that's not really at the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 45% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 44% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 44% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 44% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 44% | CENT | 4 | Word that appears in capital letters on the back of a penny |
| 44% | EID | 3 | Annual Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan |
| 43% | OWL | 3 | Type of bird that carries letters in the Harry Potter books |
| 43% | DEC | 3 | Month that ends the year, for short |
| 43% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the names of citrus beverages |
| 43% | BUZZER | 6 | Loud noise that marks the end of a quarter or a game in basketball |
| 43% | SEP | 3 | Month that ends the 3rd quarter, for short |
| 43% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the names of some sweet beverages |
| 43% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the name of a lemony drink |
| 43% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the names of some sweet drinks |
| 42% | RING | 4 | Bell ___, loud chiming sound that signals the start or end of a round in boxing |
| 42% | PHI | 3 | Letter that resembles the "y" of Disney's signature |
| 42% | ADE | 3 | Ending in the name of a lime-flavored drink |
| 42% | HBOMAX | 6 | Streaming service that dropped the first three letters of its name when it rebranded in 2023 |
| 41% | DIE | 3 | Word that appears in the titles of three Bond films (or four, if you count one ending in “s”) |
| 41% | XXXXX | 5 | Largish combo (and a hint to the number of letters in each country that you'll need) |
| 41% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | ___ Sign, giant hillside letters that represent the glitz and glamor of the film industry in Los Angeles, California |
| 41% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 40% | AUGUST | 6 | Month that marks the start of Virgo season |