| 100% | RICE | 4 | Source of about 20% of the calories consumed by humanity |
| 46% | EUR | 3 | Source of about 20% of U.S. imports: Abbr. |
| 43% | AFR | 3 | About 20% of the earth's land: Abbr. |
| 43% | ALASKA | 6 | About 16% of the U.S., by area |
| 42% | AFR | 3 | Source of about half the world's diamonds: Abbr. |
| 41% | ASIAN | 5 | Like about 20% of the world's land area |
| 40% | DEUT | 4 | Source of the line "Man does not live by bread alone": Abbr. |
| 40% | ARIES | 5 | Source of the fleece found by 105 Across |
| 37% | OMAR | 4 | Source of the line "The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one" |
| 37% | MUSICBOXES | 10 | Sources of opening tunes, represented by the shaded circles crossed by appropriate individuals |
| 37% | PITCAIRN | 8 | 2014 stage play by Richard Bean about the mutineers of the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian |
| 36% | ROAD | 4 | "Song of the Open ___," poem by Walt Whitman which is about the expansion of America |
| 36% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | *Hit by *NSYNC about the end of a relationship |
| 36% | ANCIENTBRAIN | 12 | Source of the wisdom of the ages? |
| 36% | WORLDS | 6 | "The War of the ___," 1897 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells about alien invasion |
| 36% | EPIGONI | 7 | Play by Sophocles about the sons of the Seven against Thebes in Greek legend |
| 36% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by 43-Across about an African-American veteran of the Korean War |
| 35% | BIRDIE | 6 | Term illustrated by the starts of 17- and 20-Across |
| 35% | PIC | 3 | This news website - one of the most viewed by Palestinians - promotes awareness about Palestine and the Palestinian issue (abbr.) |
| 35% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 35% | CHINESE | 7 | Language that's the source of the words answered by this puzzle's starred clues |
| 35% | OUTLANDER | 9 | Starz fantasy series that featured a cameo by Diana Gabaldon, author of the source material |
| 35% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 35% | AWASH | 5 | Major Ethiopian river of about 745 miles currently straddled by the Koka and Tendaho dams |
| 35% | LIFE | 4 | "The ___ of Charlotte Bronte," 1857 biography by Elizabeth Gaskell about the April-born novelist |
| 35% | DAVID | 5 | With 43-Across, singer of the lyric formed by the first parts of 20-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 58-Across |
| 35% | DARK | 4 | "Are You Afraid of the ___?," '90s Nickelodeon show about horror stories shared by The Midnight Society |
| 35% | DUMMY | 5 | "Night of the Living ___," 1993 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a ventriloquist's puppet |
| 35% | RESTORATION | 11 | Handyman's work suggested by the starts of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across |