| 100% | PLASMA | 6 | Substance whose AB type is considered universal |
| 35% | MAPLESYRUP | 10 | Substance whose production is depicted on Vermont’s state quarter |
| 33% | PEANUTS | 7 | Legumes whose circus type is orange and sugary |
| 33% | ELK | 3 | Type of deer whose sound is called "bugling" |
| 33% | SUMO | 4 | Type of wrestling whose champions are called "yokozuna" |
| 33% | ESPORTS | 7 | Type of competition whose champions are virtually unmatched? |
| 32% | SEAHORSE | 8 | Type of fish whose young are borne by their father |
| 32% | LYE | 3 | Harsh substance whose chemical name is sodium hydroxide |
| 31% | ONEGATIVE | 9 | Blood type historically considered the universal donor |
| 31% | YENTAS | 6 | Types from the shtetl who consider your business to be their business |
| 30% | DDT | 3 | Substance whose primary use earned its discoverer the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology - but is now banned |
| 30% | DOOSRA | 6 | Type of off-spin cricket delivery whose invention is credited to Saqlain Mushtaq |
| 30% | READYMIX | 8 | Type of concrete whose components are combined before delivery to a job site |
| 30% | SNAIL | 5 | Animal whose teeth are the strongest substance in the natural world |
| 30% | RECIPIENT | 9 | Someone with AB+ blood is a universal __ |
| 29% | URIC | 4 | Type of acid that is created when the body breaks down substances called purines |
| 29% | BOLD | 4 | "The ___ Type," TV series starring Katie Stevens whose protagonist is a journalist |
| 28% | ELS | 3 | Type of cotton also known as Pima cotton whose fibers are greater than 13/8 in |
| 28% | ROSE | 4 | Flower whose red variant is considered a symbol of true love in popular culture |
| 28% | RATED | 5 | Was considered special |
| 28% | RATEATEN | 8 | Be considered perfect |
| 28% | POPE | 4 | Person whose pronouncements are considered by many to be infallible |
| 28% | SUMO | 4 | Type of wrestling whose highest rank is "yokozuna" |
| 28% | FRUIT | 5 | Type of food whose outsides are suggested by the outsides of 17-, 29-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 28% | OUSMANE | 7 | Director Sembène, often considered the father of African cinema, whose centenary was celebrated in 2023 |
| 27% | UHF | 3 | 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic movie whose title is a type of dial on 1960s TVs |
| 27% | ACAI | 4 | Palm tree whose berries are considered a health food |
| 27% | SERIESE | 7 | Bond type whose first purchaser was F.D.R. |
| 27% | SHEBANG | 7 | Everything being considered |
| 26% | ORCA | 4 | Type of whale whose SeaWorld shows will end by 2019 |