| 100% | DFC | 3 | One of the mil. decorations that John Glenn and Wally Schirra sported |
| 37% | SADSONG | 7 | One of the ones that "say so much," in an Elton John hit |
| 36% | MENINX | 6 | One of three membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord |
| 35% | CORVETTE | 8 | One of the most iconic American sports cars from Chevrolet, that has been in production for seven generations |
| 35% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | One of the primary causes Obama soldiered against, that included curbing global warming and resource consumption: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MEAD | 4 | ___, one of the world's oldest beverages made of honey, that was produced in Europe, Asia and Africa |
| 34% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 33% | LIVER | 5 | One of the organs that detoxify |
| 33% | EUNICES | 7 | One of the Kennedys, and namesakes |
| 32% | CASS | 4 | One of the Mamas and the Papas |
| 32% | APE | 3 | One of the animals that raised Tarzan |
| 32% | EMMAS | 5 | One of the Spice Girls and namesakes |
| 32% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 32% | RIB | 3 | One of the bones that protects the lungs |
| 32% | JAW | 3 | One of the two that helps you chew |
| 32% | ALAN | 4 | One of the "Two and a Half Men" |
| 32% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 32% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 32% | SCTV | 4 | Canadian sketch comedy series of the 1970s and 1980s that featured Catherine O'Hara, John Candy, and Rick Moranis: Abbr. |
| 32% | RIB | 3 | One of the bones protecting the heart and lungs |
| 32% | UTAH | 4 | One of the states that meet at Four Corners |
| 32% | ERIE | 4 | One of the four Great Lakes that border Michigan |
| 32% | FEELER | 6 | One of the pair that almost all arthropods posses |
| 32% | NETS | 4 | One of the teams that calls Barclays Center home |
| 32% | LOWLINESS | 9 | One of the king-becoming graces that Macbeth lacks |
| 32% | MALCOLMX | 8 | One of the inspirations for Magneto and Erik Killmonger |
| 31% | ALADDIN | 7 | One of the stories of A Thousand And One Nights |
| 31% | PETER | 5 | One of the Wailers of Bob Marley and the Wailers |
| 31% | STOMACH | 7 | One of the organs that processes the food you eat |