| 100% | WEST | 4 | Geopolitical term for Europe and the Americas, with "the" |
| 49% | DAD | 3 | Affectionate term for father, that begins and ends with the letter "D" |
| 49% | MOM | 3 | Affectionate term for mother, that begins and ends with the letter "M" |
| 46% | EASYRIDER | 9 | 1960s movie with the tagline "A man went looking for America. And couldn't find it anywhere" |
| 43% | EST | 3 | Time zone for the Americas and the Caribbean island |
| 43% | WWII | 4 | It had theaters in Europe and the Pacific, for short |
| 42% | CROWN | 5 | Overarching term for the British monarchy, with "the" |
| 42% | BLIGHTY | 7 | Term for England used by soldiers of the First and Second World Wars |
| 42% | FUNDAMENT | 9 | Archaic and comical term for the buttocks |
| 41% | OSSICLES | 8 | Term for the hammer, anvil and stirrup in the ear |
| 41% | ESKIMOS | 7 | Outdated term for the Inuit and Yupik peoples |
| 41% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 41% | COOT | 4 | Waterbird of Europe, Asia and North America with a white bill and forehead |
| 41% | SOLHEIMCUP | 10 | Tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the US |
| 41% | JACK | 4 | With 41-Across, co-creator of Captain America and the Hulk |
| 41% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 41% | NERD | 4 | Term for the TV characters at 18-, 32-, and 41-Across |
| 41% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 41% | COSMO | 5 | Cocktail associated with "Sex and the City," for short |
| 40% | ORA | 3 | Rita with the songs "For You" and "You for Me" |
| 40% | AAU | 3 | Org. with the Sullivan Award for character, leadership and sportsmanship |
| 40% | SLANGY | 6 | Like the terms "dough" and "cheddar," for money |
| 40% | INN | 3 | Stopover for the night, with food and accommodation |
| 40% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Rice, American gothic writer known for her works like "Interview with The Vampire" and "Pandora" |
| 40% | PARISREVIEW | 11 | With The, long-running literary magazine for “non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders” |
| 40% | ATLANTIC | 8 | — Ocean, body of water bounded by the Americas, Africa and Europe |
| 39% | ANAT | 4 | Subject dealing with the structure of humans and animals, for short |
| 39% | PIKE | 4 | Large freshwater game and food fish of Europe, Asia and North America with long narrow jaws |
| 39% | PIKE | 4 | Large freshwater game and food fish of Europe, Asia and North America with long, narrow jaws |
| 39% | BROTHERALI | 10 | Rapper with the 2012 album "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" |