| 100% | ROYALMINT | 9 | Organisation based in Llantrisant, Wales, which possesses the sole right to manufacture coins and notes of the realm |
| 30% | CUFFING | 7 | “Season” in which single people couple up to stave off the loneliness and cold of winter |
| 29% | BEARARMS | 8 | “. . . the right of the people to keep and ___, shall not be infringed” (oft-debated language in the Second Amendment) |
| 29% | PINTEREST | 9 | Startup delivering a "catalogue of ideas" which crossed the $10 billion mark in 2017 making it to the list of U.S. based decacorns |
| 28% | IDIOM | 5 | Figure of speech ... and a synonym of the puzzle's alternate title, spelled left to right in the circled squares |
| 28% | WALTER | 6 | "The Secret Life of ___ Mitty," an adventure film in which Ben Stiller travels to Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas |
| 28% | OWN | 3 | Possess and have the rights to |
| 27% | SUDAN | 5 | Country in which the effects of war and displacement led U.N. experts to warn of widespread famine (October, 2024) |
| 27% | TORFAEN | 7 | Principal area in SE Wales that includes the towns of Pontypool and Cwmbran |
| 27% | ARRESTED | 8 | "___ Development," TV series in which the Bluths misinterpret a doctor's use of "all right," leading to a comical confusion over homonyms |
| 26% | ONES | 4 | Column to the right of the tens, in math |
| 26% | BACKWARDLOOKING | 15 | Give heed! And listen to my tale of the mad tyrant who decreed that all toilets in his realm be installed the wrong way, for he was the … |
| 26% | PETDOOR | 7 | Fido or Fluffy's way to go in and out of the house: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 26% | SHERYL | 6 | I wrote "Lean In" and became the first woman to join Facebook's board of directors |
| 26% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 26% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1960 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 26% | CHITS | 5 | Notes of indebtedness to the one who trounced you in the weekend poker game |
| 26% | DEE | 3 | River in North Wales and Cheshire that flows to the Irish Sea |
| 26% | LAZARUS | 7 | Resurrected brother of Mary and Martha in the Gospel According to John |
| 25% | CASH | 4 | Money in the form of bills and coins |
| 25% | NATO | 4 | International organisation formed in 1949 for purposes of collective security whose members include Canada and the UK |
| 25% | UNITE | 5 | — the Union, organisation formed in 2007 from a merger of Amicus and the TGWU |
| 25% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 25% | RHYL | 4 | Resort town in north Wales at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd |
| 25% | STONEWALL | 9 | ___ National Monument, NYC area which is dedicated to the LGBTQ rights and history |
| 25% | ACLU | 4 | Nonprofit organization that strives to preserve the rights and liberties of Americans: Abbr. |
| 25% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 25% | NBA | 3 | Organisation in which the LA Lakers and Chicago Bulls play: Abbr. |
| 25% | ROO | 3 | “In Which Kanga and Baby ___ Come to the Forest, and Piglet Has a Bath” (chapter of “Winnie-the-Pooh”) |