| 100% | CORN | 4 | Iowa leads the nation in production of this crop (16%) |
| 81% | RICE | 4 | Arkansas leads the nation in production of this crop (49%) |
| 81% | GRAPES | 6 | California leads the nation in production of this crop (99%) |
| 79% | WHEAT | 5 | North Dakota and Kansas lead the nation in production of this crop (33% combined) |
| 45% | WHEAT | 5 | Kansas is the nation's leading producer of this crop |
| 37% | ETHIOPIA | 8 | Nation in the horn of africa |
| 37% | OSAGE | 5 | Nation in "Killers of the Flower Moon" |
| 36% | NINAS | 5 | 16 of these are hidden in the answer grid, each reading left, right, up, down or diagonally in an unbroken straight line |
| 35% | DJIBOUTI | 8 | Smallest nation in the Horn of Africa |
| 35% | BRAS | 4 | Some of these fasten in the front |
| 35% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order |
| 35% | FAT | 3 | Buildup of this in the body causes obesity |
| 35% | HEREABOUTS | 10 | In this neck of the woods |
| 35% | OUNCES | 6 | 16 of these in a pound |
| 34% | HOUSES | 6 | There are 12 of these (domiciles) in the horoscope |
| 34% | DATES | 5 | Egypt leads the world in their production |
| 34% | GINGER | 6 | India leads the world in its production |
| 34% | TEN | 3 | The number of syllables in this clue |
| 34% | MALDIVES | 8 | Island nation in the Indian Ocean SW of Sri Lanka |
| 34% | HIDINGOUT | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, seen seven times in the grid |
| 34% | TERMS | 5 | Robert Byrd served nearly nine of these in the Senate |
| 34% | MASTS | 5 | Three of these came over with the Mayflower in 1620 |
| 34% | CREAM | 5 | The good part of the crop, in saying |
| 34% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 34% | PINTSIZED | 9 | 16 ounces, on this side of the pond |
| 34% | CONSONANT | 9 | The beginning of every clue in this puzzle |
| 34% | SUGARPLUM | 9 | This type of fairy danced in The Nutcracker |
| 34% | ERIK | 4 | Leading role in "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| 34% | DSHARP | 6 | Leading tone in the key of E major |