| 100% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Street in Paris whose name is used figuratively to refer to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 37% | RATATOUILLE | 11 | Animated comedy film released in 2007 whose title refers to a French dish and the plot follows a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef |
| 36% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Site of the French ministry of foreign affairs |
| 36% | QUAI | 4 | ___ d'Orsay, location of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 34% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the song "Highway to Hell" whose name is an abbreviation referring to types of electricity |
| 34% | JEANRENO | 8 | French actor whose name becomes that of a French director when IR is added to the end |
| 32% | RAM | 3 | "Grond" was the name of this item used to assault the Great Gate of Minas Tirith in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 32% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose name is the French pronunciation of "RT" |
| 32% | FIDELIO | 7 | Opera whose name is the password to the secret party in Eyes Wide Shut |
| 32% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | Hall-of-Fame Celtics center whose name was added to the NBA Finals MVP Award in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 31% | QUEEN | 5 | ___ of Hearts, "Alice in Wonderland" character whose name is connected to 13a |
| 31% | ONCE | 4 | Musical whose name is the number 11 in a foreign language |
| 31% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 31% | HOME | 4 | "___ stretch," common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 31% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 31% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 31% | PIERRE | 6 | ___ Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer whose name is the French form of "Peter" |
| 31% | UMBRIEL | 7 | Darkest moon of Uranus, whose name is related to the Latin for "shadow" |
| 31% | TEDWILLIAMS | 11 | Hall-of-Fame Red Sox left fielder whose name was added to the MLB All-Star MVP Award in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TARTT | 5 | “Ted Lasso” footballer Jamie, whose name is sung to the tune of “Baby Shark” |
| 30% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 30% | CALABASH | 8 | Tropical American evergreen tree whose gourds are used in the manufacture of tobacco pipe bowls |
| 30% | SIXTIMEWINNER | 13 | Unique claim of the U.S. Open player whose name is hidden in 34-Across |
| 30% | ONEARMEDMAN | 11 | Name used to refer to Frederick Sykes, the main suspect according to the protagonist in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NEEM | 4 | Large Old World tree of the mahogany family whose bark is used to make a tonic |
| 30% | HEMP | 4 | Plant-based milk made from seeds of the plant whose fiber is used to make ropes |
| 30% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | US soccer great whose name was added to the MLS MVP Award in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 30% | OREGANO | 7 | Herb whose name translates to "brightness of the mountain" in Classical Greek |
| 30% | ALL | 3 | Mother of ___, descriptive phrase used to refer to something that is the most epic of its kind |
| 30% | FIG | 3 | Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to clothe themselves |