| 100% | STATEDEBT | 9 | Something that can be collected from anywhere in the U.S.? |
| 49% | LEAD | 4 | Metal that has been banned from paint in the US |
| 47% | CITRATE | 7 | Salt that can be derived from the acid in lemons and limes |
| 46% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 45% | OAS | 3 | The U.S. and Can. are in it |
| 44% | SOLUBLE | 7 | Something that can be dissolved in liquid is __ |
| 44% | SCENE | 5 | Something that can be stolen in a movie |
| 43% | APP | 3 | Something that can be removed in “jiggle mode” on Apple devices |
| 43% | EGO | 3 | Something that can get in the way |
| 42% | PAPERTIGER | 10 | Toothless adversary (or something that can be made in 39-Down) |
| 42% | UFO | 3 | Something in the sky that's not been recognized |
| 42% | YELLOWSTONE | 11 | First national park in the U.S. with parts in Wyoming that was featured in the movie "2012" |
| 41% | FIREFLY | 7 | *Insect that can be seen in the dark |
| 41% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 41% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Planet in the Solar System that is at 8th position from the Sun and that can become as cold as -330*F |
| 41% | ALGA | 4 | Weed that could be found floating in the sea |
| 41% | GIFT | 4 | Something that can be wrapped using the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 41% | SATS | 4 | Tests that, in the U.S., will be administered digitally starting this year |
| 41% | BIOMARKER | 9 | Something that can indicate the presence of a disease in the body |
| 41% | MEAD | 4 | Lake ___, largest artificial lake in the U.S. that looks natural but was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam |
| 41% | STU | 3 | Name that can be found in the letters preceding V |
| 41% | HANDFUL | 7 | The amount of something that can be held |
| 40% | YEN | 3 | Asian money that can be found backwards in the word "money" |
| 40% | GUAVA | 5 | Tropical fruit that can be used in the drink agua fresca |
| 40% | LEAF | 4 | Something that falls from the tree in the fall |
| 40% | TAN | 3 | Something that may be brought back from the beach |
| 40% | ARNO | 4 | River that can be seen from the Uffizi Gallery |
| 40% | ONTARIO | 7 | Lake that can be seen from the CN Tower |
| 40% | RUBELLA | 7 | It was eliminated from the U.S. in 2004 |
| 40% | BUN | 3 | Burger ___, bread item that can be seen in the Burger King logo |