| 100% | HEB | 3 | Lang. from which 8- and 24-Down come |
| 48% | BANTU | 5 | African language from which "marimba" and "gumbo" come |
| 47% | HINDI | 5 | Language from which "bungalow" and "jungle" come |
| 47% | GAELIC | 6 | Language from which "slogan" and "spunk" come |
| 47% | TAMIL | 5 | Language from which "mongoose" and "patchouli" come |
| 47% | FARSI | 5 | Language from which "jackal" and "jasmine" come |
| 47% | TAMIL | 5 | Language from which "curry" and "catamaran" come |
| 47% | FARSI | 5 | Language from which lemon and julep come |
| 47% | WELSH | 5 | Language from which corgi and crag come |
| 47% | FARS | 4 | Language from which shawl and divan come |
| 46% | THESCOTTISHPLAY | 15 | Superstitious thespian's name for a work of Shakespeare ... from which 21-, 23-, 37-, 58- and 60-Down all come |
| 43% | OLD | 3 | With 19-Across, language from which "steak" and "eggs" come |
| 40% | BIOMASS | 7 | Renewable energy source which is developed from organic materials that come from plants and animals |
| 40% | TREE | 4 | From which timber comes |
| 39% | LILABNER | 8 | From which Sadie Hawkins dances come |
| 38% | INUIT | 5 | Language from which "kayak" comes |
| 38% | MALAYAN | 7 | Language from which "sarong" comes |
| 38% | MAORI | 5 | Language from which "kiwi" comes |
| 38% | MAORI | 5 | Language from which "mako" comes |
| 38% | SIOUX | 5 | Language from which "Minnesota" comes |
| 38% | ARABIC | 6 | Language from which "hashish" comes |
| 38% | ERSE | 4 | Language from which "galore" comes |
| 38% | EGYPT | 5 | Land from which Moses came |
| 38% | BENGALI | 7 | Language from which "jute" comes |
| 38% | SWAHILI | 7 | Language from which "safari" comes |
| 38% | OTOE | 4 | Language from which "Nebraska" comes |
| 38% | URDU | 4 | Language from which "loot" comes |
| 38% | BANTU | 5 | Language from which "gumbo" comes |
| 38% | ERSE | 4 | Language from which "hubbub" comes |
| 38% | ERSE | 4 | Language from which "clan" comes |