| 100% | IRAQ | 4 | Subject of U.N. sanctions |
| 63% | NUKES | 5 | Subject of U.S./North Korea talks |
| 62% | WMDS | 4 | Subjects of an infamous 2003 Colin Powell speech to the U.N. |
| 60% | IRAN | 4 | Country subject to 2006 U.N. sanctions |
| 59% | OPIOID | 6 | Subject of a U.S. drug epidemic |
| 58% | BREXIT | 6 | Subject of a June 2016 U.K. referendum |
| 58% | BAJA | 4 | Subject of an 1848 U.S.-Mexico treaty |
| 57% | VOTINGRIGHTS | 12 | Subject of 34-Across’ “Give Us the Ballot” speech |
| 56% | UFOS | 4 | Subjects of a U.S. Air Force cover-up? |
| 56% | ISRAEL | 6 | Subject of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (B.D.S.) Movement |
| 56% | TAXES | 5 | Subject of a major bill before the U.S. Senate |
| 54% | PLANETS | 7 | Subject of the mnemonic "My very eager mother just served us nachos" |
| 52% | BREXIT | 6 | Subject of a 2016 U.K. referendum, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 51% | DAG | 3 | Hammarskjöld of U.N. fame |
| 50% | NEGRO | 5 | Part of U.N.C.F. |
| 50% | LAS | 3 | Part of U.N.L.V. |
| 50% | OLIVIA | 6 | Rodrigo who's the subject of the music documentary Driving Home 2 U |
| 50% | FDR | 3 | US stamp series subject of 1945-46 |
| 49% | CYPRUS | 6 | Locale of U.N. peacekeeping forces, 1964 |
| 49% | LAS | 3 | The "L" of U.N.L.V. |
| 49% | LAS | 3 | The “L” of U.N.L.V. |
| 49% | IRAQ | 4 | Country under longtime U.N. sanctions |
| 49% | BREXIT | 6 | Subject of a 2016 U.K. referendum ... or a hint to 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across |
| 48% | NAVAL | 5 | Part of U.S.N.A. |
| 48% | RENO | 4 | Subject of a Will Ferrell "S.N.L." impersonation |
| 47% | NAV | 3 | Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. |
| 47% | ACAD | 4 | Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. |
| 47% | WICHITA | 7 | & 11A City in N Texas, US, south of Sheppard Air Force Base |
| 46% | NEGRO | 5 | The "N" of U.N.C.F. |
| 46% | KAZAKHSTAN | 10 | New U.N. member of 1992 |