| 100% | PORTKEMBLA | 10 | Suburb of Wollongong, Australia, that includes an artificial port and industrial complex |
| 75% | PORTKEMBLA | 10 | Suburb of Wollongong, Australia, housing an artificial port and industrial complex |
| 32% | PHONETIC | 8 | Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters |
| 32% | NIST | 4 | DOC agcy. that promotes industrial competitiveness and includes standardization of material and physical measurement (abbr.) |
| 32% | PRIMATES | 8 | Mammals of an order that includes monkeys and apes |
| 31% | COLOMBES | 8 | Industrial and residential suburb of NW Paris that hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony |
| 30% | OCEANIA | 7 | Region that includes Australia, Fiji and Guam |
| 30% | ARCTIC | 6 | Region that includes parts of Finland and Canada |
| 30% | ARCTIC | 6 | Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway |
| 29% | MALTA | 5 | Country that includes the islands of Gozo and Comino |
| 29% | ESL | 3 | Class that includes everyday activities and parts of speech |
| 29% | ITALY | 5 | Country that includes the islands of Sicily and Sardinia |
| 29% | METRO | 5 | ___ area (urban region that includes a city and its suburbs) |
| 29% | BLUESTEEL | 9 | Iron alloy that includes a bit of tungsten and chromium |
| 29% | AAPI | 4 | Group that includes people of Japanese and Samoan descent: Abbr. |
| 29% | ASSYRIA | 7 | Ancient land that included parts of modern Iraq and Turkey |
| 28% | FESTIVUS | 8 | Holiday that includes the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength" |
| 28% | PUBLICIVVV | 10 | Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and Virginia |
| 28% | IDO | 3 | Artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto |
| 28% | OOHED | 5 | Part of the expression that includes '... and aahed' |
| 28% | TORFAEN | 7 | Principal area in SE Wales that includes the towns of Pontypool and Cwmbran |
| 27% | MOHS | 4 | Eponym of a scale that includes gypsum and corundum |
| 27% | ULURU | 5 | Large sandstone formation in Australia that is a part of Aboriginal myths and legends |
| 27% | CAA | 3 | 46-Across league that includes Elon University and the College of William & Mary: Abbr. |
| 27% | FIGWORT | 7 | Family of flowering plants that includes the Ningpo — and Mimbres — |
| 27% | IRIS | 4 | Genus of flowering plants that includes Munz's — and Douglas — |
| 27% | DIANTHUS | 8 | Genus of Eurasian plants that includes the carnations and pinks |
| 27% | FIGWORT | 7 | Family of flowering plants that includes the Ningpo - and Mimbres - |
| 27% | SKINCARE | 8 | Type of routine that might include 35-Down and serum |
| 27% | PING | 4 | With 57-Across, game that includes the starts of 17-, 29-, 48- and 64-Across |