| 100% | OPIUM | 5 | It was finally banned in the USA in the Exclusion Act of 1909 |
| 39% | GNP | 3 | Fig. which was about $19.5 trillion for the USA in the fourth quarter of 2019 |
| 39% | DDT | 3 | It's been banned in the U.S. since 1972 |
| 38% | BEAUTY | 6 | It's said to be in the eye of the beholder |
| 38% | BEAUTY | 6 | It is in the eye of the beholder |
| 38% | CANADA | 6 | It was invaded in the War of 1812 |
| 37% | PROMOTION | 9 | The act of being raised in position or rank |
| 37% | BIO | 3 | It might be in the form of a thumbnail |
| 37% | PHSCALE | 7 | 7 is in the middle of it |
| 37% | ANO | 3 | Julio is in the middle of it |
| 37% | KANSAS | 6 | The geographic center of the 48 states is in it |
| 37% | GIB | 3 | It was ceded to Brit. in the Treaty of Utrecht |
| 37% | CRIB | 4 | It may be in the palm of one's hand |
| 37% | HUD | 3 | Its secy. is 13th in the presidential line of succession |
| 37% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the middle of it |
| 37% | ALP | 3 | Part of it is often in the clouds |
| 37% | JERUSALEM | 9 | It would be "a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord," to Isaiah |
| 36% | ATARI | 5 | Its version of 37-Across was popular in the 1970s-'80s |
| 36% | ATM | 3 | It might be found in the corner of a corner store |
| 36% | NOWHERE | 7 | You may be lost in the middle of it |
| 36% | ECONOMIC | 8 | The ___ collapse in 2008 was strongly felt in the housing market of the USA |
| 36% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | French fashion designer and namesake of the brand that was founded in 1909 and is known for its perfume No. 5: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | The name of the character Danny Glover - whose birthday it is today - portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" film series: 2 wds. |
| 36% | COD | 3 | The oil in its liver is a source of omega-3 fatty acids |
| 36% | EGGO | 4 | Brand whose last letter is in the shape of its product |
| 35% | USDA | 4 | The Forest Service is part of it, in brief |
| 35% | MADMAGAZINE | 11 | Pac-Man was its "Man of the Year" in 1982 |
| 35% | ASIA | 4 | Much of the Silk Road is in it |
| 35% | DOOM | 4 | Mount ___, fictional mountain in the "Lord of the Rings" franchise that is part of its fantastical geography |
| 35% | HORATIO | 7 | To whom it is said "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" |