| 100% | CEBU | 4 | Province in the central Philippines which includes the island of Mactan |
| 89% | CEBU | 4 | Province in the central Philippines that includes the island of Mactan |
| 42% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 42% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 42% | PERSIAN | 7 | Gulf in which the island of Bahrain is located |
| 41% | SULPA | 5 | Island off the coast of Cebu in the Philippines |
| 40% | CYCLADES | 8 | Group of islands in the Aegean Sea including Anafi |
| 40% | ASO | 3 | Volcano on the island of Kyushu which has erupted several times in the past decade |
| 39% | CANID | 5 | Member of the biological family that included the Hesperocyon genus which disappeared in the middle Miocene |
| 39% | UNGAVA | 6 | — Bay, inlet of the sea in NE Canada in which lies Akpatok Island |
| 39% | TRISTAN | 7 | & 21A Group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic including Inaccessible and Nightingale |
| 38% | ISLANUBLAR | 10 | The fictional Central American island in Costa Rica which is the setting for 26a: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAOTOME | 7 | & 9D Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea whose landmarks include Pico Cao Grande |
| 37% | ASWAN | 5 | City that includes the island of Elephantine |
| 37% | JAPAN | 5 | Country that includes the island of Okinawa |
| 37% | ITALY | 5 | Country that includes the island of Sicily |
| 37% | MALAY | 5 | & 6D Group of islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans that includes the Philippines and New Guinea |
| 37% | KAUAI | 5 | Hawaiian island that is home to Waimea Canyon which was used in the filming of "Jurassic Park" |
| 37% | AEGEAN | 6 | ___ Islands, which include the Cyclades |
| 36% | MALTA | 5 | Country that includes the islands of Gozo and Comino |
| 36% | ITALY | 5 | Country that includes the islands of Sicily and Sardinia |
| 36% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 36% | HUNAN | 5 | Province in the names of many Chinese restaurants |
| 36% | CORREGIDOR | 10 | Island in the Philippines |
| 35% | ULSTER | 6 | Northernmost province of the island of Ireland |
| 35% | NAURU | 5 | Small island in the central Pacific Ocean |
| 35% | BISCAY | 6 | Bay of __, which includes the Cantabrian Sea |
| 35% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 35% | RYUKYU | 6 | — Islands, chain in the Pacific Ocean that includes Okinawa |