| 100% | USONE | 5 | It joins I-10 in Jacksonville and I-90 in Boston |
| 45% | XTILE | 5 | It's worth 8 points in English and 10 points in French |
| 45% | OPEC | 4 | Qatar joined it in '61 and left it in '19 |
| 42% | WILCO | 5 | "Message received and I'm on it," in radio lingo |
| 42% | OPEC | 4 | Indonesia joined it in 1962 ... and left in 2008 |
| 42% | SCENEV | 6 | In Act I, it begins "Enter Ghost and Hamlet" |
| 41% | PACTEN | 6 | Arizona and Arizona State joined it in '78 |
| 40% | TRIPLECROWN | 11 | It comprises the 10-Down, 34-Across and a third part found elsewhere in the grid |
| 40% | NATO | 4 | Finland and Sweden applied to join it in 2022 (abbr.) |
| 39% | CLEANLINESS | 11 | It's next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | It's near the intersection of I-90 and I-79 |
| 39% | NATO | 4 | Finland and Sweden were invited to join it in 2022 (abbr.) |
| 39% | LEANNRIMES | 10 | Singer whose "How Do I Live" spent 32 weeks in the Billboard Top 10 in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHERYL | 6 | I wrote "Lean In" and became the first woman to join Facebook's board of directors |
| 39% | KING | 4 | "The ___ and I," 1956 film starring Deborah Kerr that has a royal designation in its title |
| 39% | WINE | 4 | "I cook with ___, and sometimes I even put it in the food" (quip) |
| 38% | NFT | 3 | Modern collectible that I have no idea about and no interest in understanding how it works, briefly |
| 38% | CATE | 4 | ___ Blanchett, actress who earned 2 Oscar nominations for playing Queen Elizabeth I, in "Elizabeth" and its sequel |
| 38% | ZANZIBAR | 8 | It joined with Tanganyika in 1964 |
| 38% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | "Hello It's Me" singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SCROOGE | 7 | "Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine" speaker |
| 37% | STNICK | 6 | "With a little old driver, so lively and quick, / I knew in a moment it must be ___" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | AREA | 4 | It may be measured in hectares and acres |
| 37% | DOORKNOB | 8 | It plays a part in openings and closings |
| 37% | ELMO | 4 | Classic Fad that had parents searching far and wide for the "Tickle Me" in the 90's |
| 37% | THESTRIP | 8 | It parallels I-15 in Vegas |
| 36% | CHER | 4 | Singer with top 10 hits in the 1960's, 70's, 80's and 90's |
| 36% | DOG | 3 | Marley in "Marley and Me," e.g. |
| 36% | SYMMETRY | 8 | Something U and I have in common |