| 100% | SKA | 3 | Ongoing radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa, that's planned to start generating data in the late 2020s (abbr.) |
| 31% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 28% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 28% | TUSIMPLE | 8 | Co. that's launched a self-driving freight network, starting in Texas and Arizona with plans to be national by 2024 |
| 26% | NWA | 3 | Hip-hop group that shot to fame in the late 80s: Abbr. |
| 25% | MEAD | 4 | ___, one of the world's oldest beverages made of honey, that was produced in Europe, Asia and Africa |
| 25% | SHALOMMEIRTOWER | 15 | Tel Aviv skyscraper that was the first to be built in the Mideast |
| 25% | PERU | 4 | South American country that's home to the highest railroad in the Americas |
| 25% | CDS | 3 | Items that were sold at records stores starting in the 1980s: Abbr. |
| 25% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 24% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 24% | DASH | 4 | Low-salt diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables, recommended to control hypertension: Abbr. |
| 24% | WORLDCUP | 8 | Australia plays South Africa in the Women's T20 __ |
| 24% | UMTATA | 6 | Former name of Mthatha, city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, that was capital of the Transkei Bantustan |
| 24% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 24% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | 1962 novelty hit that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" |
| 24% | ORD | 3 | River in Western Australia that flows north to Cambridge Gulf and the Timor Sea |
| 24% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 23% | ORANGE | 6 | River rising in the Drakensberg mountains that forms the boundary between South Africa and Namibia |
| 23% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Classic song that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" [2003, 1970] |
| 23% | BAZAAR | 6 | Marketplace in the Middle East and South Asia that is filled with multiple small stalls |
| 23% | MBEKI | 5 | South African president who was instrumental in bringing the FIFA World Cup to Africa for the first time |
| 23% | ENDOR | 5 | Fictional forest moon in the "Star Wars" universe that is home to the Dulok and Gorax |
| 23% | HOTH | 4 | Fictional ice planet in the "Star Wars" universe that is home to the Wampa and Tauntauns |
| 23% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 23% | ATL | 3 | City that's home to the Hawks and Falcons: Abbr. |
| 23% | OHIO | 4 | State that's said to be "high in the middle" |
| 23% | MAC | 3 | ___ and cheese, a casserole baked in oven that is considered to be a comfort food in the US |
| 23% | CNN | 3 | Channel started in 1980 that was the first in the world to provide 24-hour news coverage |
| 23% | CLOUD | 5 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world |