| 100% | GATE | 4 | Kind of a door but larger and more secure |
| 40% | UNGUJA | 6 | Largest and most populous island of Zanzibar |
| 39% | HONSHU | 6 | Largest and most populous of Japan's islands |
| 39% | TENERIFE | 8 | Largest and most populous of the Canary Islands |
| 39% | HARE | 4 | Large kind of a rabbit |
| 37% | ETC | 3 | "... and more of that kind of thing" |
| 36% | NUT | 3 | Kind of fruit with a hard shell and a seed |
| 36% | POUROVER | 8 | Kind of coffee made with a flask and a filter |
| 36% | FRET | 4 | Feature of a viol, but not most violins |
| 36% | ARAB | 4 | Many a native of Iraq and Jordan |
| 35% | ERA | 3 | Many years of a certain kind |
| 35% | ISLAND | 6 | Feature of many a large kitchen |
| 35% | RABBI | 5 | Companion of a priest and a minister in many a joke |
| 35% | HEPA | 4 | A kind of air filter, in many vacuums: Abbr. |
| 35% | WOLFHOUND | 9 | Large Irish dog, a symbol of nobility and loyalty |
| 34% | NEST | 4 | Start and end of many a flight |
| 34% | PAWS | 4 | Hands and feet of many a fursuit |
| 34% | ANGST | 5 | A feeling of insecurity and anxiety, something most teenagers feel |
| 34% | ESSAY | 5 | Kind of test ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 34% | TOTE | 4 | Large kind of bag that can hold a lot of stuff |
| 34% | IRA | 3 | A kind of investment and also an Irish militant movement: Abbr |
| 33% | APARTMENT | 9 | Rental home, one of many inside a larger building |
| 33% | COLANDER | 8 | A kind of bowl, for draining vegetables and pasta |
| 33% | FAR | 3 | From ___ and wide (from a large number of places) |
| 33% | COSTUME | 7 | Kind of dress that helps kids act as monsters and is a common sight on Halloween |
| 33% | STOUT | 5 | Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across |
| 33% | SUNTAN | 6 | The kind of lotion you put on to avoid sunburn and get a 25a |
| 33% | ORCA | 4 | A kind of Killer Whale, which is Black and White in color |
| 33% | GOLD | 4 | "Heart of ___," idiom that describes a kind and generous soul |
| 33% | COMPACT | 7 | "Everything and More: A ___ History of Infinity," 2003 book by David Foster Wallace about mathematics |