| 100% | HOPI | 4 | People whose flag features a black circle divided into quadrants with a black dot in each |
| 31% | SOLOMON | 7 | With 18-Across, free New York black man abducted into slavery whose true story is told in "12 Years a Slave" |
| 31% | OGLALA | 6 | Tribe whose flag features a circle of tepees on a red background |
| 29% | JAPAN | 5 | Country whose flag is all-white with a red circle |
| 29% | UTAH | 4 | State whose flag will feature a beehive beginning in 2024 |
| 28% | ROESELARE | 9 | City in West Flanders, Belgium, whose coat of arms features a black Cross of Lorraine |
| 27% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 27% | ARIA | 4 | 1987 drama whose ten segments, with different directors, each feature a selection from an opera |
| 27% | SPLIT | 5 | With 65-Across, chore on a winter to-do list ... and what appears in each set of circles |
| 27% | WHEELOF | 7 | With 37-Across, card in a tarot deck, and a hint to each circled letter set |
| 27% | RAMONES | 7 | With “the,” band whose logo features a Presidential seal with the words “Hey Ho Let’s Go” in place of “E Pluribus Unum” |
| 26% | STEVEN | 6 | With 22-Across, actor with a black belt in aikido |
| 26% | 7UP | 3 | Soft drink whose logo features a red circle |
| 26% | MALTA | 5 | European country whose flag features a George Cross |
| 26% | SRILANKA | 8 | Asian country whose flag features a golden lion |
| 26% | PUTIN | 5 | Foreign president with a black belt in judo |
| 26% | PUTIN | 5 | Russian leader with a black belt in judo |
| 26% | TECATE | 6 | Beer with a black eagle in its logo |
| 26% | OMANI | 5 | One whose flag features a dagger and two swords |
| 26% | ISRAEL | 6 | Mideast country whose flag features a six-pointed star |
| 26% | ALBANIA | 7 | Country whose flag has a black double-headed eagle |
| 26% | HRE | 3 | Its leader's flag featured a black eagle: Abbr. |
| 26% | BACARDI | 7 | Rum brand whose logo features a black and gold bat |
| 26% | DARKTOWER | 9 | Round board game with a black column in the middle |
| 26% | TWORHYMINGWORDS | 15 | With 27-, 39-, 46- and 62-Across, a brain teaser, whose answer appears in the circled squares |
| 25% | JAPAN | 5 | Country whose flag is a red circle on a white background |
| 25% | PALAU | 5 | Country whose flag is a yellow circle on a blue background |
| 25% | EPISODIC | 8 | With a new show in the series each week |
| 25% | ISIS | 4 | Group with a black and white flag |
| 25% | ALBANIA | 7 | Nation whose flag has a black eagle on a solid red background |