| 100% | BANTU | 5 | Source of the words "mamba" and "chimpanzee" |
| 79% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran" |
| 79% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "curry" and "pariah" |
| 79% | FARSI | 5 | Source of the words "pajama" and "spinach" |
| 79% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words “spunk” and “trousers” |
| 79% | MAORI | 5 | Source of the words "kiwi" and "tiki" |
| 79% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words "plaid" and "trousers" |
| 79% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens" |
| 79% | NAHUATL | 7 | Source of the words ocelot and chipotle |
| 66% | OLDIRISH | 8 | Source of the word "clan" |
| 66% | HINDI | 5 | Source of the word "bandanna" |
| 66% | CZECH | 5 | Source of the word "robot" |
| 66% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "karma" |
| 66% | ARABIC | 6 | Source of the word "alcohol" |
| 66% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the word "trousers" |
| 66% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the word "galore" |
| 66% | ARABIC | 6 | Source of the word "admiral" |
| 66% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "mantra" |
| 66% | ICELANDIC | 9 | Source of the word "geyser" |
| 66% | OLDNORSE | 8 | Source of the word "saga" |
| 66% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Source of the word "avatar" |
| 66% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the word "whiskey" |
| 66% | MAORI | 5 | Source of the word "kiwi" |
| 66% | HINDI | 5 | Source of the word "bungalow" |
| 63% | WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Online source of information whose name is a portmanteau of the Hawaiian word "wiki" and "encyclopedia" |
| 63% | COAL | 4 | *Nonrenewable energy source … and the start of an eight-step word ladder |
| 62% | CEYLON | 6 | Island once called Serendip, source of the word "serendipity" |
| 61% | BREADANDBUTTER | 14 | Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | EDEN | 4 | Source of the Tigris and Euphrates, per Genesis |
| 59% | NIMBUS | 6 | With 7-Across, sources of the circled words |