| 100% | UAR | 3 | Middle East inits. from 1958 to 1961 |
| 69% | UAR | 3 | Political union inits. from 1958 to 1961 |
| 40% | STL | 3 | Letters on 10-Across's cap from 1958 to 1969 |
| 37% | MEDIEVAL | 8 | From or relating to the Middle Ages |
| 36% | ETYPES | 6 | Jaguars made from 1961 to 1975 |
| 36% | ARAB | 4 | Person from Middle East |
| 36% | OIL | 3 | "The middle east wealth is largely due to large deposits of ___" |
| 36% | RADIUS | 6 | Line from middle to circumference of circle |
| 36% | JFK | 3 | US president from 1961 to 1963: Abbr. |
| 36% | BERLIN | 6 | German city divided from 1961 to 1989 |
| 36% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Blue Suede Shoes" singer who served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960: 2 wds. |
| 36% | YEMEN | 5 | Middle East land that's the only country to start with the letter Y |
| 35% | GREATLEAP | 9 | & 16A Campaign by Mao Zedong from 1958-60 to rapidly industrialise China |
| 34% | LOSESADAY | 9 | Crosses the international date line from east to west |
| 34% | AGES | 4 | The Middle ___ (period from around 500 to 1500 AD) |
| 34% | RADIUS | 6 | Measurement from the edge of circle to its middle |
| 34% | ORMSBYGORE | 10 | David —, British Ambassador to the US from 1961-65 |
| 34% | HOLYWEEK | 8 | 7-day Christian period from Palm Sunday to Easter |
| 34% | IRAN | 4 | Middle East country whose World Cup soccer team lost to the US on 11/29/2022 |
| 34% | ATTAR | 5 | Fragrant oil from Middle East |
| 34% | ARAB | 4 | One from the Middle East? |
| 34% | ARABIAN | 7 | Horse breed from Middle East |
| 34% | PITA | 4 | Bread from the Middle East |
| 34% | TURN | 4 | Bad thing to try to do from the middle lane |
| 34% | ROGER | 5 | With 19-Across, home run king from 1961 to 1998 |
| 34% | MARIS | 5 | Roger ___, baseball's home run champ from 1961 to 1998 |
| 33% | ARAB | 4 | Someone from the Middle East, probably |
| 33% | CUBIT | 5 | Measure from the elbow to the end of the middle finger |
| 32% | ARAB | 4 | Person from the Middle East, in all likelihood |
| 32% | ARAB | 4 | Horse breed from the Middle East |