| 100% | ACOL | 4 | Popular British bridge bidding system that started to evolve in the mid-1930s |
| 34% | OPENS | 5 | Starts the bidding, in bridge |
| 32% | GATE | 4 | Let's go to the 1930s! What will you see here? The Golden ___ Bridge, landmark in San Francisco that you can see after 1937 |
| 31% | ELSIETHECOW | 11 | Company mascot introduced in the 1930s that has never been put out to pasture |
| 30% | PALLAS | 6 | Third-largest asteroid in the Solar System that lent its name to the silvery-white metal, Palladium |
| 30% | KIWI | 4 | Bird that sacrifices its wings to save the forest, in a popular fable |
| 30% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country that was defeated in its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics |
| 30% | TORY | 4 | Term used in the American Revolution to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown and government |
| 30% | SITE | 4 | Starts to shelter in the enclosed location |
| 29% | RUBIKSCUBE | 10 | Very popular item that has 40,320 ways in which to arrange the corners |
| 29% | SUN | 3 | Giant ball of fire in the center of our Solar System that lent its name to the noble gas, Helium |
| 28% | FEDEX | 5 | Company started in 1971 by Frederick Smith that today has the corporate motto "Helping you get back to business" |
| 28% | ISPYWITHMYLITTLEEYE | 19 | Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 28% | BIGPOPPA | 8 | 1995 platinum rap hit that starts "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace" |
| 27% | DAY | 3 | Stretch that starts in the morning |
| 27% | DURANDURAN | 10 | Popular British band named after the villain in "Barbarella" |
| 27% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that starts in the corner |
| 27% | HARRIET | 7 | Did you know that the world's largest 1a was believed to have been lain by the British hen ___ in 2010? |
| 27% | JEEP | 4 | SUV launched in the 1940s that became popular |
| 27% | RHINE | 5 | German river that starts in the Swiss Alps |
| 27% | MUDPOODLE | 9 | Dog that loves to play in the rain? |
| 27% | CROC | 4 | Critter that likes to lie in the sun |
| 26% | APPLE | 5 | Golden fruit that started the Trojan War, in myth |
| 26% | UPPERCUT | 8 | Boxing blow that starts low to hit the chin |
| 26% | VOLGA | 5 | Long Russian river that starts in the Moscow hills |
| 26% | BIRDBATH | 8 | Basin in the garden that offers water to fowl |
| 26% | ODOR | 4 | Bad thing to find in the fridge |
| 26% | SMELL | 5 | Bad thing to discover in the pantry |
| 26% | ABBA | 4 | Band that inspired Lars to start performing, in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
| 26% | MAJORGENERAL | 12 | Rank in the British Army immediately senior to a brigadier |