| 100% | AUR | 3 | Marshall Islands atoll of only 5.6 sq mi with several hundred people and two elementary schools |
| 28% | LAE | 3 | Atoll and legislative district of only 0.6 square miles in the Marshall Islands' Ralik Chain |
| 24% | TOAST | 5 | With 6-Across and 5-Down, celebrated person (hint: browned bread) |
| 23% | ART | 3 | “In ___, there are only two types of people: revolutionaries and plagiarists”: Paul Gauguin |
| 20% | ONCE | 4 | With 5- and 6-Across, storybook beginning |
| 20% | OBAMA | 5 | One of only two presidents with two Ivy League degrees |
| 20% | SAMHOUSTON | 10 | Only governor of two states (Texas and Tennessee) |
| 20% | ONCE | 4 | With 5- and 6-Across, fairy tale starter |
| 20% | OLIVE | 5 | With 5 Down, liquid ingredient of 6 Down |
| 19% | THE | 3 | With 4- and 5-Across, opposite of fantasy land |
| 19% | YESNO | 5 | Kind of question with only two answers |
| 19% | INDONESIA | 9 | Country with islands of Sumatra and Java |
| 19% | PTA | 3 | School group with moms and dads (anagram of "pat"): Abbr. |
| 19% | JANE | 4 | With 5-Across, portrayer of Grace on "Grace and Frankie" |
| 19% | YESNO | 5 | Type of question with only two answers (Hyph.) |
| 19% | GEOGRAPHY | 9 | Common school subject, study of earth and people |
| 19% | AREA | 4 | 1,376.1 sq. mi. in the case of Long Island |
| 19% | BERTLAHR | 8 | Only cast member with two solos in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 19% | LIFE | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, shared belief of Christianity and Islam |
| 19% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |
| 19% | ONTARIO | 7 | Province with two hundred and fifty thousand freshwater lakes |
| 19% | YESNO | 5 | Type of question with only two possible answers: Hyph. |
| 19% | ERITREA | 7 | Country with hundreds of islands in the Red Sea |
| 19% | INVADERS | 8 | One of two superhero teams with Namor and Bucky |
| 19% | BIKINI | 6 | Marshall Islands atoll |
| 19% | DODGEBALL | 9 | Team sport with 5 or 6 balls, popular in schools |
| 19% | ALS | 3 | Bundy of "Married ... With Children" and singer Green, for two |
| 18% | WEST | 4 | With 7- and 5-Across, 2021 film remake of a classic 1957 musical |
| 18% | ATI | 3 | Native people of the Philippine islands of Boracay, Panay and Negros |
| 18% | ALANON | 6 | Support group for families and friends of people with drinking problems |