| 100% | ROTAS | 5 | Revolving gizmos by which strictly cloistered clergy maintain their only communication with the outside world |
| 24% | MARTHA | 6 | With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul's dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 21% | SHAMANISM | 9 | Belief that involves communication with the spirit world |
| 21% | LETITBE | 7 | #1 Beatles hit with the only known vocal contribution by Linda McCartney |
| 21% | MEN | 3 | "The Hollow ___," poem by T.S. Eliot which has the famous lines "...This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper" |
| 21% | NOME | 4 | U.S. city connected to the outside only by airplane, boat and sled |
| 20% | OMAN | 4 | Only country in the world beginning with the letter “O” |
| 20% | NEPALIS | 7 | People represented by the world's only non-rectangular national flag |
| 20% | ASL | 3 | Communication with the hands: Abbr. |
| 20% | TEQUILA | 7 | "___ Sunrise," song by the Eagles which may be their preferred drink order |
| 20% | WIKI | 4 | Prefix with pedia which is the world's biggest free online encyclopedia |
| 19% | SWITZERLAND | 11 | Country with the resort town St. Moritz, which hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2017 |
| 19% | JEEP | 4 | Name by which the Willys MB four-wheel drive utility vehicle of World War II was known |
| 19% | DOANDROIDSDREAM | 15 | With 20-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based |
| 19% | WECANREMEMBERIT | 15 | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Total Recall" is based |
| 19% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Team with which 30-Across won the World Series in 2004: 3 wds. |
| 19% | DUDS | 4 | Milk ___, caramel candies coated with chocolate which are made by The Hershey Company |
| 19% | AMOS | 4 | "___ 'n' Andy," 1920s radio sitcom with the iconic duo which was first aired by WMAQ before going national |
| 19% | PHONELINE | 9 | Connection to the outside world |
| 19% | CLOISTERED | 10 | Sheltered from the outside world |
| 19% | AMAZON | 6 | Seattle-based company which is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world |
| 19% | MAGOG | 5 | Giant in folklore who, with Gog, survived the destruction of their race by Brutus |
| 19% | WIND | 4 | "Gone With the ___," 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell which depicts the story of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara |
| 19% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | World War I president pictured on the former $100,000 bill, used only by banks: 2 wds. |
| 19% | BERNARD | 7 | With 23 Across, luxury goods magnate listed by Forbes as the world's wealthiest person in 2023 |
| 19% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "Hotel ___," Grammy-winning song by the Eagles which is one of their biggest commercial hits |
| 19% | FIVE | 4 | "___ Years Time," 2007 song by Noah and the Whale which is also their debut single |
| 19% | TEXASHOLDEM | 11 | Variant of the card game poker in which each player starts with two cards only |
| 18% | OUIJABOARD | 10 | Supposed means of communication with the dead |
| 18% | FRANCE | 6 | Country which won the 2018 FIFA World Cup by defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final |