| 100% | YEMEN | 5 | Mideast country with a 2011 revolution linked to the Arab Spring protests |
| 33% | CUBA | 4 | Country with a wedding tradition where every man who dances with the bride must pin money to her outfit |
| 33% | PERU | 4 | Country with a "cake pull" wedding tradition where single women try to find the ring hidden in the dessert |
| 32% | IRAN | 4 | Mideast country with a Supreme Leader |
| 32% | LIBYA | 5 | Country with a 2011 civil war |
| 32% | SPAIN | 5 | Country with a wedding tradition where the groom's tie is cut into pieces and auctioned off to his friends |
| 31% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country with a wedding tradition where the guests are free to kiss the bride or groom if the other leaves the room |
| 31% | CITIZEN | 7 | Word with "ship" to signify the status of belonging to a country |
| 31% | FREDDY | 6 | Singer Fender with a 1975 hit that went to #1 on both the pop and country charts |
| 29% | IRAN | 4 | Country with the Mahsa Amini protests |
| 29% | PANAMA | 6 | Country with a famous canal that links Central and South America |
| 29% | DOGLEGS | 7 | Some links holes ... with a hint to the circled letters |
| 29% | YELLOWISH | 9 | With a hue similar to the sun |
| 28% | PARASKI | 7 | Take to the slopes with a chute |
| 28% | HIMOM | 5 | Words with a wave to the camera |
| 28% | BHUTAN | 6 | Himalayan country with a head of state known as the Dragon King |
| 28% | BENIN | 5 | Country with a 75-mile coast along the Gulf of Guinea |
| 28% | IRAN | 4 | Country with whom the US announced a deal in July |
| 27% | LAO | 3 | Relating to the country with Vientiane as capital |
| 27% | TUMS | 4 | Brand with a jingle to the "Dragnet" theme |
| 27% | LOUNGE | 6 | Room with a secret passage to the Conservatory |
| 27% | INDOORCAT | 9 | Family member with a window to the world |
| 27% | ESTONIA | 7 | Country associated with the Singing Revolution |
| 27% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a cellist |
| 27% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a violinist |
| 27% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a violist |
| 27% | MANCHESTER | 10 | City in NW England linked to the Mersey estuary by a ship canal |
| 27% | OMAN | 4 | Arab country with a dagger and two swords on its flag |
| 27% | DOVER | 5 | Port in Kent with a ferry link to Calais |
| 27% | AOL | 3 | Company in a 2011 merger with the Huffington Post |