| 100% | IVYLEAGUE | 9 | Seven of the schools in this group were established prior to 1770 |
| 44% | BONAPARTE | 9 | Napoleon ___, one of the greatest conquerors of all time who is studied in military schools to this day |
| 39% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | The odds of being dealt this in poker are 693 to 1 |
| 38% | JET | 3 | The Lippisch Ente was the first one of these to fly, in 1928 |
| 37% | UFOS | 4 | In 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense established a group to examine them (abbr.) |
| 37% | MINGDYNASTY | 11 | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |
| 37% | SLEEP | 5 | According to Nas in "N.Y. State of Mind" this is the cousin of death |
| 36% | DOG | 3 | President Trump is the first president in over 100 years not to have one of these |
| 35% | OSC | 3 | Henry Kerner was confirmed by the US Senate in 2017 to be the executive of this agency (abbr.) |
| 35% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 35% | DEATHVALLEY | 11 | One of the hottest places on Earth, this place is home to Badwater Basin, point of lowest elevation in North America: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 35% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 35% | NOISE | 5 | Despite being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, Radiohead still produces this, to many people |
| 34% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 34% | LUNAR | 5 | Team Indus are planning on using this type of rover, to be delivered by the Z-01 lander, in the immediate future |
| 34% | ASIA | 4 | Much of the Silk Road is in this continent |
| 34% | BARCELONA | 9 | Basilica of the Sagrada Familia is in this city |
| 33% | ARGENTINA | 9 | Two thirds of the Iguazu Falls are in this country |
| 33% | CANADA | 6 | Most of the world's lakes are in this country |
| 33% | CAPTAIN | 7 | This person is in command of the ship |
| 33% | CAVALRY | 7 | In Western film, this is coming to the rescue |
| 33% | THUNDER | 7 | In Norse mythology, Thor is the god of this |
| 33% | BEHOLDER | 8 | Beauty is in the eye of this |
| 33% | ENVIES | 6 | Wishes to be in the shoes of |
| 33% | WOMANSDAY | 9 | *One of the four Seven Sisters magazines that are still in print |
| 33% | TIEATIE | 7 | One of the top how-to searches is how to do this |
| 33% | ARES | 4 | The Amazons were the daughter of this god, in myth |
| 33% | COLUMN | 6 | This answer is in the third one of this puzzle |
| 33% | LADDER | 6 | In the Bible, Jacob dreamt of this stair to heaven |