| 100% | MACRAME | 7 | Technique of decorative knotting believed to have originated with 13th-century Arab weavers |
| 36% | GOTHIC | 6 | Literary genre thought to have originated with The Castle of Otranto |
| 31% | INDIA | 5 | Where chess is believed to have originated |
| 30% | ALOE | 4 | ___ vera, succulent that's believed to have originated in Africa |
| 30% | SLASHFIC | 8 | Genre thought to have originated with Kirk/Spock romance stories |
| 27% | KILROY | 6 | James J —, US shipyard inspector believed to have originated a popular expression used during World War II |
| 27% | EGERIA | 6 | Legendary nymph believed to have advised king of Rome Numa Pompilius on religious matters |
| 26% | CYMRIC | 6 | Of or having to do with Wales or Welsh culture |
| 25% | MANX | 4 | — cat, short-haired tailless feline believed to originate on the Isle of Man |
| 25% | TIDAL | 5 | Having to do with the rise and fall of the sea |
| 25% | 7BC | 3 | Year that Dionysius of Halicarnassus is believed to have died |
| 25% | TSA | 3 | Org. that has to deal with a lot of baggage |
| 25% | BEER | 4 | Brewed drink that is believed to be an ideal combination with different varieties of cheese |
| 24% | TSA | 3 | It has to deal with a lot of baggage, for short |
| 24% | DORITOS | 7 | Brand of tortilla chips believed to have been invented in Mexico, but actually came from California |
| 24% | LIKABLE | 7 | Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say |
| 24% | AARE | 4 | River that loops around a once medieval city believed to have been founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen |
| 24% | POGO | 4 | Comic strip character who said "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person" |
| 24% | RAGLAN | 6 | Coat with sleeves that continue to the collar instead of having armhole seams |
| 23% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 23% | TREX | 4 | Massive dinosaur believed to have feathers |
| 23% | EPSOMSALTS | 10 | Crystals believed to have healing properties |
| 23% | COCKADE | 7 | Decorative knot of ribbons |
| 23% | SHIITAKE | 8 | Asian mushroom believed to have medicinal effects |
| 23% | REMBRANDT | 9 | Dutch artist believed to have stereo blindness |
| 23% | CHESS | 5 | Game believed to have evolved from chaturanga |
| 23% | OUZO | 4 | Drink said to have originated on Lesbos |
| 23% | ESTE | 4 | Noble family of Italy that governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th to the 18th century |
| 22% | MESOPOTAMIA | 11 | Where writing is believed to have been invented |
| 22% | WRIGHT | 6 | Brothers believed to have flown the first plane |