| 100% | FREESTATE | 9 | Irish __, status of Ireland from 1922 to 1937 |
| 42% | FREESTATE | 9 | Irish __; ruled Ireland from 1922-37 |
| 36% | MCALEESE | 8 | Mary —, president of Ireland from 1997-2011 |
| 36% | LYNCH | 5 | Jack —, Taoiseach of Ireland from 1977-79 |
| 36% | USSR | 4 | World power from 1922 to 1991 (Abbr.) |
| 34% | USSR | 4 | Communist country that lasted from 1922 to 1991: Abbr. |
| 34% | BRIGID | 6 | A female patron saint of Ireland, from Kildare |
| 33% | EIRE | 4 | Ireland, to the Irish |
| 33% | ERIN | 4 | Ireland, to an Irish poet |
| 33% | IRISH | 5 | From or relating to Ireland |
| 32% | THROUGH | 7 | From one end of to the other |
| 31% | ESCAPE | 6 | To get away from, out of a restraint |
| 31% | PEER | 4 | Someone of equal status to you |
| 31% | EIRE | 4 | Land of Blarney, to the Irish |
| 31% | ADEN | 4 | Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 |
| 31% | MENU | 4 | List of foods to pick from |
| 31% | WRIGLEYFIELD | 12 | Baseball stadium where the 40-Across played home games from 1922 to 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | REMOTE | 6 | To work from home instead of from an office |
| 30% | ACROSS | 6 | From one side of to the other side of |
| 30% | PERSPIRE | 8 | To produce sweat from the pores of your skin |
| 30% | CHOOSE | 6 | To select from a number of items or options |
| 30% | BOYCOTT | 7 | To abstain from something as a form of protest |
| 30% | EAST | 4 | From Eden to the land of Nod, e.g. |
| 30% | FAMINE | 6 | Cause of 1840s-'50s emigration from Ireland |
| 30% | ADEN | 4 | British Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 |
| 30% | LIFECYCLE | 9 | *Series of changes from birth to death |
| 30% | WIDTH | 5 | Measurement of something from side to side |
| 30% | MIR | 3 | Orbiter of Earth from 1986 to 2001 |
| 30% | ANNE | 4 | Queen of England from 1702 to 1714 |