| 100% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the majority of words are monosyllabic |
| 58% | LAO | 3 | Language in which most words are monosyllabic |
| 55% | CZECH | 5 | Language in which "k" and "v" are the words for "to" and "in" |
| 54% | WELSH | 5 | Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 52% | TABOO | 5 | Party game in which the utterance of certain words are forbidden |
| 48% | MOM | 3 | Soccer ___, ADS Word of the Year in 1996 which is a type of suburban parent |
| 48% | URDU | 4 | Language in which "Pakistan" means "land of the pure" |
| 48% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 48% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha |
| 47% | ASL | 3 | Language in which "love" is crossing the fists over the chest |
| 47% | ASL | 3 | Language in which "love" is two fists crossed over the chest |
| 47% | HOSEA | 5 | Book in which the destruction of Samaria is foreseen |
| 47% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 47% | CRIMEAN | 7 | War in which the Battle of Balaclava was fought |
| 47% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 47% | PERSIAN | 7 | Gulf in which the island of Bahrain is located |
| 47% | SAMOAN | 6 | Language in which the first six counting numbers are tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima and ono |
| 46% | LAW | 3 | Betteridge’s ___ of headlines (“Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no’ ”) |
| 46% | MAORI | 5 | Language in which the Internal Revenue Department is known as "Te Tari Taake" |
| 46% | CGS | 3 | Syst. in which the dyne is the standard unit of force |
| 46% | GERMAN | 6 | Language from which the word blitz has been taken |
| 45% | ALA | 3 | State in which The CW's "Hart of Dixie" is set (Abbr.) |
| 45% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 45% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 45% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 45% | NATURE | 6 | Scientific journal in which the existence of neutrons was first proposed |
| 45% | ANDORRA | 7 | Only country in which Catalan is the official language |
| 44% | ENG | 3 | Language of the words in this puzzle: Abbr. |
| 44% | BINGO | 5 | Game in which the center square of a 5-by-5 grid is marked "Free" |