| 100% | USSWASP | 7 | It's known as the Ship With the Mighty Stinger |
| 48% | IGUANA | 6 | In the Caribbean it's known as "the chicken of the trees" |
| 48% | USONE | 5 | In Key West it's known as the Overseas Hwy. |
| 46% | JAIL | 4 | It's also known as the pokey or the clink |
| 45% | CAMEL | 5 | Animal known as "the ship of the desert" |
| 45% | GREATPLAINS | 11 | It's known as "the Prairies" in Canada |
| 44% | MICHAELSTIPE | 12 | Singer who came up with "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NORTH | 5 | With 8-Across, country whose legislature is known as the Supreme People's Assembly |
| 43% | MISSISSIPPIRIVER | 16 | It was known by the Algonquin as the "Father of Waters" |
| 43% | END | 3 | "It's the ___ of the world as we know it" |
| 43% | DEADPOOL | 8 | Marvel antihero, known as the Merc with a Mouth |
| 43% | CASSETTE | 8 | It's the C in the video recorder known as a VCR |
| 42% | WAILERS | 7 | 1960s-'70s group originally known as the Teenagers, with "the" |
| 42% | VERSACE | 7 | The luxury brand with Medusa's head as its logo |
| 42% | PESTO | 5 | Sauce with the same consonants as what it's used on |
| 42% | BOMBAY | 6 | Its port is known as the Gateway to India |
| 42% | IRE | 3 | Its prime minister is known as the Taoiseach: Abbr. |
| 41% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 41-Across, musician known as the King of Pop |
| 41% | BHUT | 4 | With 18 Across, plant also known as the ghost pepper |
| 41% | ASITWAS | 7 | Harry Styles hit with the lyric "You know it's not the same ..." |
| 41% | BOCCE | 5 | Game with a target ball known as the pallino |
| 41% | BOCCE | 5 | Bowling game with a target known as the jack |
| 41% | PALESTINE | 9 | Along with Israel, region known as the Holy Land |
| 41% | UAE | 3 | Fed. with artificial archipelagos known as the Palm Islands |
| 40% | END | 3 | R.E.M.'s "It's the ___ of the World as We Know It" |
| 40% | FLATRATEBOX | 11 | U.S.P.S. option advertised with the slogan "If it fits, it ships" |
| 40% | ANITA | 5 | With 33-Across, husky-voiced singer known as the Jezebel of Jazz |
| 40% | NSA | 3 | Govt. org. with a forerunner known as the Black Chamber |
| 40% | CAMEL | 5 | Animal known as the "ship of the desert" |
| 40% | REM | 3 | "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" band |