| 100% | CAMEMBERT | 9 | Rich soft creamy cheese named after a commune in Orne, NW France |
| 54% | BRIE | 4 | Soft French cheese named after a region in France |
| 47% | CAMEMBERT | 9 | A creamy cheese named after a village in Normandy |
| 44% | HOUDAN | 6 | Breed of light domestic fowl named after a commune in Yvelines, France |
| 40% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named after a town in Holland |
| 38% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named after a town in North Holland (anagram of "dame") |
| 34% | OKA | 3 | Brine-cured Canadian cheese named after a place in Quebec |
| 34% | BRIE | 4 | Soft cheese named for an old region in France |
| 33% | COLBY | 5 | Cheese named after a Wisconsin city |
| 31% | EMMENTAL | 8 | Yellow cheese with large holes named after a valley in Switzerland |
| 30% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named for a town in the Netherlands |
| 29% | AJAX | 4 | Cleanser named after a heroic warrior in Greek mythology |
| 29% | MALIBU | 6 | Lightweight surfboard named after a beach city in California |
| 29% | CASABA | 6 | Fruit named after a town in Turkey |
| 29% | MOCHAS | 6 | Drinks named after a city in Yemen |
| 29% | RHENIUM | 7 | Element named after a river on the France-Germany border |
| 29% | EMMYS | 5 | Awards named after a tube used in early TV cameras |
| 29% | TITANIUM | 8 | Element named after a group in Greek myth |
| 29% | RIZZO | 5 | Muppet named after a character in "Midnight Cowboy" |
| 29% | TAJ | 3 | ___ Mahal (blues musician named after a tourist attraction in 20-Across) |
| 29% | SANANDREAS | 10 | 2015 movie named after a fault line in California: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CERASTES | 8 | Genus of vipers named after a horned serpent in Greek mythology |
| 28% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 28% | DUMDUM | 6 | Soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact named after a town in eastern India |
| 28% | BANTAM | 6 | Small breed of domestic fowl named after a former seaport in Java |
| 28% | GREATARGUS | 10 | Southeast Asian pheasant named after a hundred-eyed giant in Greek mythology |
| 28% | MOCK | 4 | ___ Turtle, character named after a Victorian dish whom Alice encounters in 17a |
| 28% | ASHANTI | 7 | R&B singer named after a onetime kingdom in modern-day Ghana |
| 28% | PEACH | 5 | Princess named after a fruit, in the Super Mario Bros. franchise |