| 100% | TRE | 3 | Italian number whose letters are the first, third and fifth letters of its English equivalent |
| 45% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |
| 45% | VERMONT | 7 | State whose last four letters are the first four letters of its capital |
| 44% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 41% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 40% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 40% | THREE | 5 | First digit of this puzzle's subject, whose next four digits are the number of rows and then columns of the grid |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose name combines the first letters of its members' names |
| 38% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 37% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 37% | NEAPTIDE | 8 | It occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon |
| 37% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 37% | FROOT | 5 | Cereal box word whose third and fourth letters are stylized as bits of cereal |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | Number of states whose last two letters are its own postal abbreviation |
| 37% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in the shape of its first and last letters |
| 37% | MICHAELCAINE | 12 | English actor from "The Italian Job" whose birthday it is today and who was knighted in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 37% | EGGO | 4 | Brand whose last letter is in the shape of its product |
| 37% | ULNA | 4 | Part of the body whose name is both English and Latin |
| 36% | NATO | 4 | Grp. whose initials in French are the reverse of its English initials |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band with the song "Chiquitita" whose name is an acronym of the first letters of the members' first names |
| 36% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with the song "Bye Bye Bye" whose name is an acronym of the last letters of the members' first names |
| 36% | PET | 3 | Creature whose name is one letter off from the type of doctor who takes care of it |
| 36% | GOD | 3 | What each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answer |
| 36% | EMCEE | 5 | Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters |
| 35% | OHM | 3 | Physics unit whose name is pronounced at the beginning of its representative Greek letter |
| 35% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 35% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 35% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 35% | CNET | 4 | Tech website whose title is stylized with a vertical line between the first and second letters |