| 100% | EMU | 3 | One of the 10-Down birds in the world |
| 76% | ESTREATS | 8 | Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine |
| 70% | KOHINOOR | 8 | One of the largest cut diamonds in the world |
| 70% | AFP | 3 | One of the top news agencies in the world |
| 70% | TEA | 3 | One of the most popular drinks in the world |
| 69% | MYSPACE | 7 | News Corporation-owned Web site that's one of the 10 most visited sites in the world |
| 67% | HOLE | 4 | One of the nine in 10-Down's clue |
| 66% | BACARDI | 7 | One of the oldest spirit companies in the world, whose logo is a bat |
| 65% | ALBATROSS | 9 | One named Wisdom is the oldest wild bird in the world |
| 64% | ARGOS | 5 | Ancient Greek city in Peloponnese which is one of the continuously inhabited cities in the world |
| 63% | DISNEY | 6 | Walt ___ World, tourist attraction in Florida which is one of the most visited resorts in the world |
| 62% | TAJ | 3 | With 3-Down, one of the Wonders of the World located in Agra, India |
| 62% | NEPAL | 5 | Country with 8 of 10 tallest peaks in the world |
| 61% | LORD | 4 | One of the 10 people "a-leaping" in "The 12 Days of Christmas" |
| 61% | KOPILUWAK | 9 | One of the most expensive coffees in the world which includes part-digested coffee cherries by the Asian palm civet: 2 wds. |
| 61% | VALLEY | 6 | Death __, US desert, one of the hottest in world |
| 61% | END | 3 | 10% of a game in the World Curling Championship |
| 60% | MARS | 4 | One of the worlds in "The War of the Worlds" |
| 60% | WINE | 4 | "One of the most civilized things in the world," per Hemingway |
| 60% | AIRBNB | 6 | One of the biggest vacation rental apps in the world |
| 60% | BLUEFIN | 7 | One of the fastest and largest tuna in the world |
| 60% | CALAMA | 6 | One of the driest cities in the world, in Chile |
| 60% | TAJMAHAL | 8 | One of the 7 world wonders, located in Agra, India |
| 60% | KOC | 3 | Mid-Eastern enterprise founded in '34, now managed by Emad Sultan and one of the largest petroleum producers in the world (abbr.) |
| 60% | TIDALRANGE | 10 | The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world |
| 60% | NOOR | 4 | Koh-i-___ (one of the largest cut diamonds in the world) |
| 60% | SPIRITANIMAL | 12 | Representation of one's personality in the natural world |
| 59% | COHORT | 6 | One of the 10 units of between 300 and 600 men in an ancient Roman Legion |
| 59% | NILE | 4 | One of the longest rivers in the world that flows through Egypt |
| 59% | SANDIEGO | 8 | City with one of the largest zoos in the world |