| 100% | SALTLICK | 8 | Source of sodium in the wild |
| 59% | JUNGLEBELLS | 11 | Source of music in the Amazon? |
| 59% | WAKANDA | 7 | Source of Vibranium in the Marvel universe |
| 59% | ALE | 3 | Source of nutrition in the medieval world |
| 59% | ACL | 3 | Source of stability in the knee: Abbr. |
| 58% | YAK | 3 | Source of butter, in the Himalayas |
| 57% | TEATAX | 6 | Source of resentment in the Colonies in the 1770s |
| 56% | KRESGE | 6 | Source of the "K" in Kmart |
| 55% | PSALMS | 6 | Source of the quote in 6-Across |
| 55% | BEET | 4 | Source of the pink in pickled turnips |
| 55% | ACL | 3 | Source of rotational stability in the knee |
| 55% | YOGIBERRA | 9 | Source of all the quotes in this puzzle |
| 55% | EDEN | 4 | Source of four great rivers, in the Bible |
| 55% | ROTC | 4 | Source of a deferment in the 1960s draft |
| 55% | SOY | 3 | Source of the protein in an Impossible Burger |
| 55% | PHONE | 5 | Source of a light in the darkness, perhaps |
| 55% | ERGONOMICCHAIR | 14 | Source of comfort and support in the office |
| 55% | COMET | 5 | Source of the meteors in a meteor shower |
| 54% | DOLLAR | 6 | Source of all the tender words in this puzzle? |
| 54% | SEAWEED | 7 | Major source of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere |
| 54% | TOASTER | 7 | Source of a burning smell in the kitchen, maybe |
| 54% | BEETS | 5 | Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe |
| 54% | LOTUSTREE | 9 | Source of a sleep-inducing narcotic in the "Odyssey" |
| 54% | TEXTBOOKS | 9 | The sources of information in a course |
| 53% | SWAHILI | 7 | Source of most of the names in "The Lion King" |
| 53% | YIDDISH | 7 | Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | SNARE | 5 | Source of the "ba-dum" sound in "ba-dum-tss" |
| 53% | IRE | 3 | Source of much U.S. immigration in the 1840s: Abbr. |
| 52% | SNL | 3 | Source of the films "The Blues Brothers" and "Coneheads," in brief |
| 52% | SNAP | 4 | Largest source of food benefits in the U.S. |