| 100% | AFR | 3 | Source of about half the world's diamonds: Abbr. |
| 52% | FEM | 3 | Like about half the world's pop. |
| 49% | EUR | 3 | Source of about 20% of U.S. imports: Abbr. |
| 48% | HEMISPHERIC | 11 | About half the world |
| 47% | AFR | 3 | Home to about 15% of the world's population: Abbr. |
| 45% | SNL | 3 | Show that was the source of "The Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World": Abbr. |
| 45% | EUR | 3 | Source of much early immigration to the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 45% | IRE | 3 | Source of much U.S. immigration in the 1840s: Abbr. |
| 45% | YALELAW | 7 | Alma mater of about half the Supreme Court |
| 44% | MARS | 4 | Planet that's about half the diameter of Earth |
| 44% | ACROSS | 6 | Direction of about half the words in this puzzle |
| 44% | ADS | 3 | About half the pages of some magazines |
| 44% | ONETON | 6 | About half the weight of an average car |
| 43% | EQUATOR | 7 | Source of division around the world? |
| 43% | IDAHO | 5 | Source of more than half of the trout sold in the U.S. |
| 43% | GARTH | 5 | Half of the "Wayne's World" duo |
| 43% | HAN | 3 | World's largest ethnic group, representing about 18% of the global population |
| 43% | RICE | 4 | Source of about 20% of the calories consumed by humanity |
| 42% | ATL | 3 | Home of the world's busiest airport: Abbr. |
| 42% | ICEL | 4 | Home of the world's northernmost capital: Abbr. |
| 42% | EUR | 3 | Home of the world's smallest country: Abbr. |
| 42% | AFR | 3 | About 20% of the earth's land: Abbr. |
| 42% | ASIANS | 6 | About 60% of the world's population |
| 42% | ASIANS | 6 | About 60% of the world's inhabitants |
| 42% | ARABS | 5 | About 5% of the world's population |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Home of about 60% of the world's population |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Home of about 10% of the world's oil reserves |
| 41% | PLUTO | 5 | Dwarf planet that's only about half the width of the United States |
| 41% | RED | 3 | Hair color of about 2% of the world's population |
| 41% | TEMPEST | 7 | Source of the phrase "brave new world," with "The" |