| 100% | BESIDE | 6 | Next to British and European team |
| 45% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Wilkie, first swimmer to have held British, American, Commonwealth, European, and Olympic titles at once |
| 42% | UGANDA | 6 | Next to Kenya, Congo, and South Sudan |
| 41% | NEV | 3 | State next to Cal. and Ariz. |
| 40% | DRACO | 5 | Constellation next to Ursa Major and Ursa Minor |
| 40% | MINNESOTA | 9 | Midwestern state next to Lake Superior and Canada |
| 40% | SLIDES | 6 | Equipment next to swings and seesaws |
| 39% | ALBANIA | 7 | Country in Europe next to N. Macedonia and Greece |
| 39% | YAMS | 4 | Dish next to stuffing and cranberry sauce |
| 39% | OREGANO | 7 | Garnish often sitting next to red-pepper flakes and Parmesan |
| 38% | CABINCREW | 9 | Team told to “arm doors and cross-check” |
| 38% | BEA | 3 | British airline founded in 1946 to cover domestic and European routes |
| 38% | NED | 3 | He lives next to Homer and Marge |
| 37% | SOUVENIRRINGS | 13 | Jewelry displayed next to keychains and fridge magnets? |
| 37% | CAME | 4 | His team won and he suddenly ___ to life |
| 36% | SPIDERPLANT | 11 | Next, she ___ in the car and wanted to get it home |
| 36% | FREEPALESTINE | 13 | Slogan sometimes seen next to a flag that’s black, white, green, and red |
| 36% | HUM | 3 | ___, Croatian settlement and European attraction known to be the smallest town in the world |
| 36% | WIGHTMAN | 8 | — Cup, annual tournament contested by British and American ladies' tennis teams between 1923-89 |
| 35% | GAMA | 4 | Vasco da ___, maritime explorer and first European to reach India |
| 35% | CLEANLINESS | 11 | It's next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle |
| 35% | GER | 3 | European nation that used to be divided into East and West countries: Abbr. |
| 34% | FOLDHERE | 8 | Instructions next to a perforated line ... or a hint to 17-, 29-, 45- and 61-Across |
| 34% | TULLOCH | 7 | Courtney —, British gymnast; 2018 Commonwealth rings and team gold medallist for England |
| 34% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | European city home to canals and coffee shops |
| 34% | POLAND | 6 | Central European country home to Wrocław and Warsaw |
| 34% | BLUETIT | 7 | British bird related to coal and great varieties |
| 34% | FORSAKE | 7 | Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across |
| 33% | CARRIONCROW | 11 | European bird similar to the rook whose black plumage has a green and blue gloss |
| 33% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |