| 100% | HARAKIRI | 8 | Ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword formerly practised by Samurai in Japan |
| 30% | SABERSAW | 8 | Tool with a sword in its name |
| 29% | SOMBRERO | 8 | Felt or straw hat with a wide brim worn by men in Mexico |
| 29% | CANE | 4 | Andrew Jackson carried one with a sword in it |
| 29% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 28% | OREO | 4 | Snack with a Green Tea version in China and Japan |
| 28% | RAPIERS | 7 | Thin swords with a sharp point, as used in dueling |
| 27% | NANCY | 5 | ___ Downs, character with a goth aesthetic played by Fairuza Balk in "The Craft" |
| 27% | EDEN | 4 | Place with a tree guarded by a flaming sword |
| 27% | SCIMITAR | 8 | Curved sword used by Aladdin in a Disney film |
| 27% | KAT | 3 | Kit ___, wafer brand with a salted lemon flavor in Japan |
| 27% | NOOSES | 6 | Loops in ropes tied with a knot used by hangmen |
| 27% | MTV | 3 | Channel launched in 1981 with a video by the Buggles |
| 26% | SIDE | 4 | Lobster with a ___ of lobster, dish ordered by Rachel in "Friends" |
| 26% | PISTACHIO | 9 | Green nut with a shell you break in half by hand |
| 26% | TEEN | 4 | "Smells Like ___ Spirit," 1991 song by Nirvana, with a music video set in school |
| 26% | EYE | 3 | "___ in the Sky," song by the Alan Parsons Project with a rhyming title |
| 26% | NAGASAKI | 8 | Port in Japan almost completely destroyed in 1945 by a nuclear bomb |
| 26% | GOODSHIP | 8 | With 44-Across, boat in a song by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TRUMPETS | 8 | 2013 song by Jason Derulo with a brass instrument in its title |
| 26% | QUARTERTO | 9 | With 16-Across, title time in a 1961 #1 hit by Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 26% | MOVE | 4 | "___ Your Body," 2011 re-recorded song by Beyonce, with a music video set in school |
| 26% | WATERMELON | 10 | "___ in Easter Hay," 1979 song by Frank Zappa with a fruit in its title |
| 26% | HOLLABACK | 9 | "___ Girl," 2004 song by Gwen Stefani, with a music video set in school |
| 26% | NEA | 3 | Org. once chaired by Jane Alexander with a name hidden in Jane Alexander |
| 26% | MGM | 3 | Movie studio with a lion mascot that was acquired by Amazon in 2022 |
| 26% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 25% | MEGETME | 7 | "Don't Let ___," 2001 song by Pink, with a music video set in school: 3 wds. |
| 25% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 25% | BASS | 4 | "All About That ___," 2014 song by Meghan Trainor with a low-pitched instrument in its title |