| 100% | NATURE | 6 | Scientific journal in which the existence of neutrons was first proposed |
| 43% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | *Number of Charlie's Angels which is also the first digit in Pi |
| 40% | BOBSLEIGH | 9 | Winter Olympic sport in which teams of two race on narrow iced tracks and was first played in the 1870s |
| 39% | CRIMEAN | 7 | War in which the Battle of Balaclava was fought |
| 39% | HOSEA | 5 | Book in which the destruction of Samaria is foreseen |
| 39% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located |
| 39% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 39% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the majority of words are monosyllabic |
| 39% | PERSIAN | 7 | Gulf in which the island of Bahrain is located |
| 38% | ITALO | 5 | ___-Turkish War, in which the first aerial bombs were used |
| 38% | BILLCULLEN | 10 | First host of "The Price Is Right," which debuted in 1956: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CGS | 3 | Syst. in which the dyne is the standard unit of force |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | State in which The CW's "Hart of Dixie" is set (Abbr.) |
| 37% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 37% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 37% | ASIN | 4 | "... which is the first letter of ..." |
| 37% | DOOM | 4 | First-person shooter game released in 1993 by id Software which is considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time |
| 37% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 37% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha |
| 36% | UNO | 3 | Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points |
| 36% | BINGO | 5 | Game in which the center square of a 5-by-5 grid is marked "Free" |
| 36% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 36% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 36% | NBA | 3 | Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted |
| 36% | TABOO | 5 | Party game in which the utterance of certain words are forbidden |
| 36% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional Texas town in which "King of the Hill" is set |
| 36% | SAMOAN | 6 | Language in which the first six counting numbers are tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima and ono |
| 36% | EUCHARIST | 9 | Christian sacrament in which the Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine |
| 35% | THISISSPINALTAP | 15 | Classic 1984 film in which most of the dialogue was ad-libbed |