| 100% | CAVA | 4 | One of Scotland's smaller Orkney Islands whose name means "calf" and that has just a lighthouse on it |
| 37% | SAMOSA | 6 | Savory pastry whose name has one more letter than that of a Polynesian island nation |
| 32% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 32% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 31% | LEU | 3 | Coin found in Tirasol that has the horn of an aurochs and a female figure of the moon on it |
| 30% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 30% | BEE | 3 | ___ hummingbird, colorful small bird endemic to the island of Cuba that shares part of its name with a honey-producing insect |
| 29% | WHOLEHEMSTARTED | 15 | Sewing begun on a skirt's edge, and not just part of it? |
| 29% | ARSENAL | 7 | ___ F.C., Islington-based club that features a cannon on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 29% | BOEING | 6 | Airplane manufacturer that had a PR crisis after one of its plane's doors blew off mid-flight |
| 29% | ASTON | 5 | ___ Villa F.C., premier league club that features a lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 29% | TOTTENHAM | 9 | ___ Hotspur F.C., premier league club that features a cockerel on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 29% | ZEBRA | 5 | Animal that has a kind of street crossing named after it |
| 28% | ICETEA | 6 | Long Island drink that doesn't have any of the stuff after which it's named |
| 28% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 28% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | "___ (Put a Ring on It)," a song by Beyonce that has become one of the best-selling singles of all time: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CAPRI | 5 | Island that lends its name to a style of pants |
| 28% | GROSZ | 5 | Small Polish coin that's one hundredth of a zloty and won't buy you much of anything these days |
| 28% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 28% | DINAR | 5 | Currency that has a picture of one of the Teslas on the hundred bill |
| 28% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 28% | FISHERMAN | 9 | "The ___ and the Little Fish," a popular fable by 38-Down about a small fish that begs for its life on account of its size |
| 27% | PEA | 3 | Shade of green that shares its name with a small vegetable |
| 27% | CMA | 3 | Group that has named Garth Brooks its Entertainer of the Year a record seven times: Abbr. |
| 27% | TANZANIA | 8 | East African nation whose name is a meld of its two former states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| 27% | CHELSEA | 7 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 27% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a liver bird on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 27% | EAR | 3 | A praying mantis has just one, found on its stomach(!) |
| 27% | ATLI | 4 | One of Thor's alternate names that means "the terrible" |
| 27% | CAIMAN | 6 | Reptile whose name is one letter off from that of an island region known for offshore banking |