| 100% | KOC | 3 | Mid-Eastern enterprise founded in '34, now managed by Emad Sultan and one of the largest petroleum producers in the world (abbr.) |
| 36% | KOHINOOR | 8 | One of the largest cut diamonds in the world |
| 36% | BLUEFIN | 7 | One of the fastest and largest tuna in the world |
| 35% | ALEXANDER | 9 | I created one of the largest empires of the ancient world and my name is followed by "The Great" |
| 34% | KAN | 3 | Home of the largest grain elevator in the world: Abbr. |
| 33% | JEFFBEZOS | 9 | Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, also currently one of the top 5 richest men in the world: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SANAA | 5 | Middle Eastern city that's one of the ten highest capitals in the world |
| 33% | DOLE | 4 | Largest fruit and vegetable producer in the world |
| 32% | BBC | 3 | Largest television network in the world, by number of employees |
| 32% | BBC | 3 | Largest TV network in the world, by number of employees |
| 32% | NOOR | 4 | Koh-i-___ (one of the largest cut diamonds in the world) |
| 32% | ESTREATS | 8 | Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine |
| 31% | SANDIEGO | 8 | City with one of the largest zoos in the world |
| 31% | ALE | 3 | "___ Street News", founded in 1992 by Tony Forder and Jack Babin to provide info about the world of beer |
| 31% | KOPILUWAK | 9 | One of the most expensive coffees in the world which includes part-digested coffee cherries by the Asian palm civet: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CTU | 3 | One of the largest Roman Catholic graduate schools of theology, located in Chicago: Abbr. |
| 30% | AERIE | 5 | The largest one of these was in Florida, weighted an estimated 4,000 lb plus and built by one or more pairs of Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| 30% | ALEXANDRIA | 10 | Great Library of ___, one of the largest libraries of the ancient world which also inspired the modern library in Egypt |
| 30% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 30% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 30% | AFP | 3 | One of the top news agencies in the world |
| 30% | TEA | 3 | One of the most popular drinks in the world |
| 30% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 30% | ROCKINRIO | 9 | One of the world's largest music festivals which originated in Brazil: 3 wds. |
| 29% | HAAS | 4 | American Formula One racing team named after one of the largest machine tool companies in the world |
| 29% | RTI | 3 | Largest US titanium producer, ___ International Metals, founded in 1950 and acquired by Alcoa in 2015 |
| 29% | TIDALRANGE | 10 | The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world |
| 29% | COORS | 5 | Operator of the largest brewery facility in the world |
| 29% | THEKROGER | 9 | American retail giant founded by businessman Barney, "___ Company" which is one of the largest supermarket chains: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CNN | 3 | One of the most famous news networks in the world that broadcasts "Anderson Cooper 360": Abbr |