| 100% | EVEREST | 7 | Mountain in Nepal which is the tallest of the Seven Summits and which was first climbed in 1953 |
| 74% | DENALI | 6 | Mountain in North America which is one of the Seven Summits and which was first climbed in 1913 |
| 62% | VINSON | 6 | Mountain massif in Antarctica which is one of the Seven Summits and was first climbed in 1966 |
| 58% | ELBRUS | 6 | Dormant volcano in the Caucasus Mountains which is one of the Seven Summits and whose east summit was first climbed in 1829 |
| 54% | KILIMANJARO | 11 | Dormant volcano in Africa which is one of the Seven Summits of the world and which was first climbed in 1889 |
| 43% | API | 3 | 23,400 ft. mountain and tallest peak in Nepal's Yoka Pahar Section of Gurans Himal, first climbed in 1960 |
| 37% | BOBSLEIGH | 9 | Winter Olympic sport in which teams of two race on narrow iced tracks and was first played in the 1870s |
| 36% | RUGBY | 5 | ___ sevens, sport which was first contested in the 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 36% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 35% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay and became the first climbers to have reached the summit of the mountain: 2 wds. |
| 35% | COLUMBIA | 8 | ___ University, located in Upper Manhattan, which is a member of the Ivy league and has a crown in their logo |
| 34% | JORDANROMERO | 12 | Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and later became the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BARNEY | 6 | "___ Google and Snuffy Smith," the third-longest running American comics series which was first published in 1919 |
| 33% | NATURE | 6 | Scientific journal in which the existence of neutrons was first proposed |
| 33% | DOC | 3 | Dwarf who is the leader of the pack in Disney's 1937 animated fantasy "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" |
| 33% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 33% | THREE | 5 | *Number of Charlie's Angels which is also the first digit in Pi |
| 33% | ECARTE | 6 | In ballet, a position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body |
| 32% | CAPSULE | 7 | Type of hotel that was first developed in Japan and which offer small boxy rooms for overnight accommodation |
| 32% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 32% | CAJUN | 5 | Kind of cuisine in which onions, bell peppers and celery are the "holy trinity" |
| 32% | WELSH | 5 | Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet |
| 32% | RITE | 4 | Learning to read and w___ is one of the first things taught in school |
| 32% | TAJMAHAL | 8 | Mausoleum in India which is one of the 7 wonders of the world and is located in a 42-acre complex: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MARNE | 5 | River in France which is a tributary of the Seine |
| 32% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 32% | ALPHABET | 8 | Series whose first seven members are sung to the starts of 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 32% | EDEN | 4 | Garden of —, Old Testament location in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation |
| 32% | LUST | 4 | Irresistible desire which is also one of the seven deadly sins |
| 32% | MOUNTMCKINLEY | 13 | The former name of Denali, the tallest peak in North America which is situated in Alaska: 2 wds. |