| 100% | GERTIE | 6 | Name of duck with a 4 ft. tall sculpture on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in Milwaukee |
| 35% | ELT | 3 | Instrument currently under construction with a planned 130 ft. primary mirror located on top of Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert (abbr.) |
| 32% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names |
| 31% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 31% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 31% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name in the US |
| 31% | MIT | 3 | Sch. that measured the Harvard Bridge in "Smoots," units based on the height of a student named Oliver Smoot |
| 31% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | 1982 hit for Survivor with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 4 wds. |
| 31% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | A city in Missouri, which shares its name with the capital of the Netherlands |
| 31% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BOBBYRYDELL | 11 | "Volare" singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GORDIEHOWE | 10 | Hockey Hall of Famer with a Detroit bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RIO | 3 | Brief name of the location where James Bond and Jaws fought on top of a cable car in "Moonraker" |
| 30% | ERIE | 4 | City in a county of the same name on a lake of the same name |
| 30% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GARRETTMORRIS | 13 | "2 Broke Girls" actor who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ELLENPOMPEO | 11 | "Grey's Anatomy" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DOYLE | 5 | Name on the spine of “A Study in Scarlet” |
| 30% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle |
| 30% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city in a county of the same name on a lake of the same name |
| 30% | HOUSE | 5 | ___ on the Rock, roadside attraction in Wisconsin with distinct architecture that would be a great stop on your road trip |
| 30% | SHEL | 4 | Name on the cover of ''A Light in the Attic'' |
| 29% | COALPORT | 8 | Town in Shropshire on the River Severn associated with a type of porcelain |
| 29% | PEARL | 5 | With 4 Down, site of the attack that on today's date in 1941 lead to the US entering WWII |
| 29% | GUTHRIE | 7 | Arlo ___, singer of "Alice's Restaurant" who starred in a movie of the same name based on Thanksgiving |
| 29% | THESOLOMONRGUGGENHEIM | 21 | With 29-Across, holder of the works named in the nine starred clues, celebrating its 50th anniversary on 10/21/09 |
| 29% | ALEXA | 5 | Princess ___, one of the main protagonists in "Barbie & The Diamond Castle" who shares a name with an Amazon smart speaker |
| 29% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 28% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |