| 100% | TELSTAR | 7 | Instrumental by the Tornados named for a communications satellite |
| 46% | QUETZAL | 7 | Guatemala's currency, named for a bird revered by the Mayans |
| 45% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Instrumental hit song by the Edgar Winter Group named for a literary monster |
| 43% | LASTNIGHTINSOHO | 15 | 2021 horror film named for a song by the English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| 41% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 40% | TELSTAR | 7 | Satellite and a 60s pop classic by The Tornadoes |
| 40% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |
| 39% | MON | 3 | Day named for a satellite: Abbr. |
| 39% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 38% | PARAMETER | 9 | Name for a value accepted by a function, in programming |
| 38% | HAMMERKLAVIER | 13 | Name for a Beethoven sonata, from the German for “fortepiano” |
| 38% | KAON | 4 | Particle named for a letter of the alphabet |
| 38% | TEE | 3 | Shirt named for a letter of the alphabet |
| 38% | SUNDAE | 6 | Dish named for a day of the week |
| 38% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named for a town in the Netherlands |
| 38% | SOLDIER | 7 | General name for a member of the Army |
| 38% | MCCOY | 5 | Male name for a genuine item, the real __ |
| 38% | EWE | 3 | The name for a female sheep |
| 38% | TSINGTAO | 8 | Beer named for a port on the Yellow Sea |
| 38% | EREBUS | 6 | Antarctic volcano named for a place in the underworld |
| 38% | ARIEL | 5 | Uranian moon named for a character in The Tempest |
| 38% | DELTA | 5 | Airline named for a region on the Mississippi river |
| 38% | FAMILIAR | 8 | Folkloric name for a creature kept by a witch |
| 38% | AVIATOR | 7 | Another name for a pilot; glasses worn by pilots |
| 38% | REBEL | 5 | Another name for a Confederate in the Civil War |
| 38% | HIGHWAY | 7 | Possible name for a main road in the US |
| 38% | COCCYX | 6 | Medical name for a tailbone, base of the spine |
| 38% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 37% | TOU | 3 | Name for a king of Hamath, in the Bible (anagram of "out") |
| 37% | LARASTHEME | 10 | Informal name of the instrumental music written for the character played by 33-Across in "Doctor Zhivago" (2 wds.) |