| 100% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways |
| 99% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways (inits) |
| 34% | GLAADAWARDS | 11 | Honors won by "A League of Their Own" and "Framing Agnes" in 2023 |
| 32% | ELOBEID | 7 | City in central Sudan; scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi in 1883 |
| 32% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | UNITE | 5 | — the Union, organisation formed in 2007 from a merger of Amicus and the TGWU |
| 31% | FLOW | 4 | State of complete focus and immersion in a task |
| 30% | IMPLOSIVE | 9 | In phonetics, a consonant created by intake of air |
| 30% | THALI | 5 | In Indian cookery, a meal of several small dishes accompanied by rice and bread |
| 29% | PITT | 4 | Card-___, team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona Cardinals |
| 29% | GANYMEDE | 8 | Youth in Greek mythology abducted by Zeus and made a cupbearer of the gods |
| 29% | ROY | 3 | British singer Wood who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO |
| 28% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 28% | SECRETSAUCE | 11 | Subtle element in a success story ... and what's revealed by each set of circles |
| 28% | PEMBERLEY | 9 | Gardens of ___, estate owned by Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 28% | SABRE | 5 | In-state colleague of a Ranger and an Islander |
| 28% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 28% | BMWS | 4 | Autos in a series of “art cars” painted by Andy Warhol and Jenny Holzer, among others |
| 28% | ELECTRA | 7 | Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides |
| 28% | ORESTES | 7 | Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides |
| 28% | BANKSY | 6 | Anonymous British graffiti artist who created a series of artworks named "A Great British Spraycation" in 2021 |
| 28% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 28% | TICONDEROGA | 11 | Resort village in NE New York State on a neck of land between Lakes George and Champlain |
| 28% | TANGO | 5 | Dance performed by Al Pacino and Gabrielle Anwar in "Scent of a Woman" |
| 27% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 27% | SAAR | 4 | Area governed by the League of Nations for 15 years and returned to Germany in a 1935 plebiscite |
| 27% | TOTO | 4 | Cairn terrier carried by Dorothy Gale and a tornado in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 27% | ALASKA | 6 | State whose flag, with eight gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, was designed by a 13-year-old |
| 27% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 27% | NELSON | 6 | Lee ___, a fictional character created by comedian Simon Brodkin who has pranked the likes of Theresa May and Kanye West |