| 100% | ZANZIBAR | 8 | Shortest war in history (38 minutes): Anglo-__ War |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | Reconstruction or the Cold War, in history |
| 38% | SIXTEENTH | 9 | With 54 Across, 38/40 Across' place in history |
| 37% | SECS | 4 | 60 in a minute, for short |
| 36% | ULUNDI | 6 | Battle of —, final conflict of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 |
| 36% | SUBJ | 4 | Maths or history in school, for short |
| 36% | IEDS | 4 | Roadside dangers in war zones, for short |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Most characters in "Star Wars," for short |
| 35% | UKRAINIAN | 9 | A Short History of Tractors in __: Marina Lewycka |
| 35% | SEC | 3 | One of sixty in a minute, for short |
| 35% | SEC | 3 | One of 60 in a minute, for short |
| 35% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |
| 34% | OTS | 3 | Extra tie-breaker minutes in an NBA match, for short |
| 34% | ANI | 3 | The boy in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," for short |
| 33% | DINO | 4 | You might find one in a natural history museum, for short |
| 33% | MUGGSY | 6 | ___ Bogues, former Charlotte Hornets player who was the shortest player in NBA history at 5ft. 3in |
| 32% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | NBA point guard listed at 5'3" who is the shortest player in NBA history: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ISAIAH | 6 | ___ Thomas, Washington Wizards player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 32% | FORD | 4 | #38 in a history sequence |
| 32% | ETS | 3 | Invaders in H. G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds,” for short |
| 32% | BOER | 4 | Anglo-___ War |
| 32% | AGO | 3 | In history |
| 32% | EVER | 4 | In history |
| 31% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 31% | EARL | 4 | ___ Boykins, former Denver Nuggets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 5in |
| 31% | CALVIN | 6 | ___ Murphy, former Houston Rockets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 31% | REVS | 4 | Rotations per minute in an engine that denote its speed and efficiency, for short |
| 31% | MEL | 3 | ___ Hirsch, former Boston Celtics player who was one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5 ft. 6in |
| 30% | LEWYCKA | 7 | Marina —, author of the novels Two Caravans and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian |
| 30% | SOON | 4 | In a few minutes |