| 100% | POM | 3 | Fruit drink whose name is a truncation of its main ingredient |
| 50% | NEHI | 4 | Drink whose name is a homophone of 48-Across |
| 44% | TANZANIA | 8 | East African nation whose name is a meld of its two former states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| 43% | BANOFFEE | 8 | English dessert pie whose name is a combination of a fruit and a confection |
| 42% | GLEE | 4 | TV show whose fandom name is a portmanteau of its title and “geeks” |
| 42% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 42% | COCA | 4 | Leaf whose name is half of a soft-drink brand |
| 40% | CITROEN | 7 | French car whose name is a Dutch citrus fruit |
| 40% | LEBARON | 7 | Chrysler model whose name becomes that of a country when its fifth letter is changed to an n |
| 40% | APE | 3 | Animal whose name is a synonym of "parrot" |
| 40% | MALI | 4 | Country whose name is a homophone of "Molly" |
| 40% | CEDAR | 5 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "seeder" |
| 40% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name is a homophone of "you" |
| 40% | EGG | 3 | ___ cream, misleading name of a drink that contains neither of the ingredients in its name |
| 40% | SCOTCH | 6 | Drink whose name derives from its country of origin |
| 39% | FIJI | 4 | Country whose name is a brand of bottled water |
| 39% | ARIAL | 5 | Font whose name is a homophone of 20-Across |
| 39% | TWIX | 4 | Candy whose name is a portmanteau of "twin sticks" |
| 39% | POE | 3 | Literary figure whose name is a letter short of something he wrote |
| 39% | TEA | 3 | Drink whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 39% | ARES | 4 | God whose name is a homophone of a zodiac sign |
| 39% | KLEE | 4 | Artist whose name is a homophone of a sculpture medium |
| 39% | SMOG | 4 | Pollution whose name is a combination of "smoke" and "fog" |
| 39% | ELM | 3 | Tree whose name is a part of a horror movie title |
| 39% | LIMA | 4 | World capital whose name is a kind of bean |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Detergent whose name is also a period of time |
| 39% | FIJI | 4 | Island group whose name is a brand of water |
| 39% | IMEMINE | 7 | Beatles song whose name is a list of pronouns |
| 39% | LAALAA | 6 | Teletubby whose name is composed of a repeating syllable |
| 39% | GOOFY | 5 | Cartoon dog whose name is a synonym of "silly" |