| 100% | KALAHARI | 8 | Mostly woods and grass, the __ "desert" in Africa |
| 48% | SAHARA | 6 | Desert in Africa that is the largest hot desert on Earth |
| 45% | ARAB | 4 | ___ League (international group in Africa and the Middle East) |
| 44% | SAHARAN | 7 | Like the largest desert in Africa |
| 44% | SAW | 3 | Go back and forth in the woods? |
| 43% | SAW | 3 | It goes back and forth in the woods |
| 43% | SAWS | 4 | They go back and forth in the woods |
| 42% | CONGO | 5 | The ___ rainforest, found in central Africa known for its apes and hippos |
| 42% | ARAB | 4 | ___ Spring (series of uprisings in the Mideast and North Africa) |
| 41% | ARAB | 4 | ___ League (group of 22 nations in the Mideast and North Africa) |
| 41% | GREAT | 5 | & 10A Extensive geographical feature in eastern Africa and the Middle East |
| 41% | ARAB | 4 | ___ League (organization with member countries in the Mideast and North Africa) |
| 41% | POOHSTICKS | 10 | Game played by Tigger and Eeyore in the Hundred Acre Wood |
| 41% | ABANDONED | 9 | Deserted, and the title of the second novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 41% | LANNERFALCON | 12 | Bird of prey found in SE Europe, Africa and the Middle East |
| 40% | SAHARA | 6 | Biggest desert in Africa |
| 40% | CARAVANSERAI | 12 | Large inn enclosing a courtyard in desert regions of North Africa and Asia |
| 40% | SORGHUM | 7 | Genus of flowering plants in the grass family grown for grain and fodder |
| 39% | BOBNEWHARTSHOW | 14 | Classic TV sitcom staged mostly in the office and apartment of a Chicago psychologist |
| 39% | RAY | 3 | & 20D Genus of flowering plants in the grass family grown for grain and fodder |
| 39% | ORANGE | 6 | River rising in the Drakensberg mountains that forms the boundary between South Africa and Namibia |
| 39% | DEATH | 5 | ___ Valley, desert location in Eastern California, recognized as the hottest and driest place in America |
| 39% | ANI | 3 | Black long tailed bird from the Cuckoo family, found mostly in Central and South America |
| 39% | GENET | 5 | Small carnivorous mammal related to the civet inhabiting wooded regions of southern Europe and Africa |
| 39% | SAHARA | 6 | Desert in North Africa |
| 39% | KALAHARI | 8 | Desert in Southern Africa |
| 39% | NAMIB | 5 | Desert in southern Africa |
| 39% | BROKENBAT | 9 | Cause of wood splinters in the infield ... and what each set of puzzle circles represents |
| 39% | YUMA | 4 | Desert in the Southwest |