| 100% | MAORI | 5 | Source of the word "kiwi" |
| 96% | MAORI | 5 | Source of the words "kiwi" and "tiki" |
| 86% | OLDIRISH | 8 | Source of the word "clan" |
| 86% | HINDI | 5 | Source of the word "bandanna" |
| 86% | CZECH | 5 | Source of the word "robot" |
| 86% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "karma" |
| 86% | ARABIC | 6 | Source of the word "alcohol" |
| 86% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the word "trousers" |
| 86% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the word "galore" |
| 86% | ARABIC | 6 | Source of the word "admiral" |
| 86% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "mantra" |
| 86% | ICELANDIC | 9 | Source of the word "geyser" |
| 86% | OLDNORSE | 8 | Source of the word "saga" |
| 86% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "avatar" |
| 86% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the word "whiskey" |
| 86% | HINDI | 5 | Source of the word "bungalow" |
| 84% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran" |
| 84% | BANTU | 5 | Source of the words "mamba" and "chimpanzee" |
| 84% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "curry" and "pariah" |
| 84% | FARSI | 5 | Source of the words "pajama" and "spinach" |
| 84% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words “spunk” and “trousers” |
| 84% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words "plaid" and "trousers" |
| 84% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens" |
| 84% | NAHUATL | 7 | Source of the words ocelot and chipotle |
| 80% | CEYLON | 6 | Island once called Serendip, source of the word "serendipity" |
| 76% | NIMBUS | 6 | With 7-Across, sources of the circled words |
| 74% | OTHELLO | 7 | Source of the words "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; / It is the green-ey'd monster ..." |
| 73% | DOLLAR | 6 | Source of all the tender words in this puzzle? |
| 66% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 66% | IOTA | 4 | Greek letter that's the source of the word "jot" |