| 100% | SHOEGAZE | 8 | Genre named for the tendency of its performers to look down while playing |
| 41% | DANCEHALL | 9 | Reggae genre named for the building it plays in |
| 35% | ADA | 3 | Oklahoma city named for the daughter of its first 4-Down |
| 34% | POUNDCAKE | 9 | Dessert named for the weight of its ingredients |
| 34% | STARAPPLE | 9 | Fruit named for the appearance of its cross section |
| 33% | PINTAIL | 7 | Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy |
| 33% | NEHI | 4 | Company named for the exaggerated height of its tallish bottles |
| 32% | POTAUFEU | 8 | French dish named for the method used to cook it |
| 32% | ALBANY | 6 | It's named for the Duke of York |
| 32% | SANDCAT | 7 | Animal named for the color of its fur and for its natural habitat |
| 32% | ADVOCATE | 8 | Argue for the sake of it, play devil's __ |
| 32% | ROOF | 4 | Now you know what to look for, but where is it? (1/5) Did it fall out when Santa landed on the ___ of the house? |
| 32% | GIBSONGIRL | 10 | Name for the personification of the feminine ideal of the 1890 to 1910 era |
| 32% | EUROSTEP | 8 | Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin |
| 31% | TUES | 4 | It's named for the Norse god of war: Abbr. |
| 31% | GHOSTORCHID | 11 | White flower named for the fact that it appears to float |
| 30% | VISOR | 5 | It's flipped down to block the sun while driving |
| 30% | UTAH | 4 | Its name is said to mean "people of the mountains" |
| 30% | TIGERSLAM | 9 | Winning four consecutive majors over a two-year span, as named for the first to do it |
| 30% | WREN | 4 | Member in the genus Troglodytes, so named for its tendency to enter dark crevices |
| 30% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ALT | 3 | It means "different from the usual" in the names of music genres |
| 29% | SPAGHETTI | 9 | Pasta that gives its name to a genre of westerns |
| 29% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 29% | ABACA | 5 | Alternate name for Manila hemp, which of course, is vulnerable to the bunchy top virus |
| 29% | ISRAEL | 6 | The name of its national anthem is Hebrew for "The Hope" |
| 29% | ONAWHIM | 7 | For the heck of it |
| 29% | CLASSIC | 7 | Fall ___, another name for the annual MLB World Series played between the champions of the American League and the National League |
| 28% | STOOP | 5 | Place to sit while you watch the kids play down the street, maybe |
| 28% | UMBRIEL | 7 | Darkest moon of Uranus, whose name is related to the Latin for "shadow" |