| 100% | NAVIGATION | 10 | The "nav" in "Satnav," a word which comes from the Sanskrit word "Navagatha," which also means the same |
| 52% | CASHMERE | 8 | Kind of expensive wool, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Kashmir," a place in the Himalayas |
| 46% | SAPPHIRE | 8 | Precious blue gemstone, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Sanipriya," meaning "sacred to Saturn" |
| 45% | JUGGERNAUT | 10 | An overwhelming force or entity, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Jagannatha," a hindu god |
| 40% | ALA | 3 | Words on a menu which means "cooked in the style of": 2 wds. |
| 39% | IOTA | 4 | The 9th Greek letter, which is also a word that means a tiny bit |
| 39% | SCRUTINY | 8 | Word that comes from the Late Latin word meaning "those who search through piles of rubbish in the hope of finding something of value" |
| 38% | AGONY | 5 | Word that comes from a Greek term meaning “the struggle to win a contest” |
| 37% | MAMMAL | 6 | Class with a name that comes from the Latin word for "breast" |
| 37% | TEA | 3 | Coffee substitute which comes from the leaves of a plant |
| 36% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 35% | IBID | 4 | From the same source, in a bibliog. |
| 35% | OTTER | 5 | Playful aquatic mammal with a name that comes from the same root as water |
| 35% | STAN | 4 | Word meaning "superfan" that comes from the title of an Eminem song |
| 35% | PETSEMATARY | 11 | Horror novel where animals come back to life (and which has a misspelled word in the title): 2 wds. |
| 35% | EUCHARIST | 9 | A word from the Greek word, meaning thanksgiving |
| 35% | BAGEL | 5 | Tennis slang for winning a set 6-0, which comes from the shape of "0" |
| 34% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MYRIAD | 6 | Word for “large number” that comes from the word for “ten thousand” in Greek |
| 34% | GAR | 3 | A needle-nosed fish, whose name comes from the Old English word for "spear" |
| 34% | AFT | 3 | The location of the rudder on a ship, which also means "back" |
| 34% | ETNA | 4 | Italian place whose name comes from a Greek word meaning "I burn" |
| 34% | MAJ | 3 | A rank in the army that also means "huge": Abbr. |
| 34% | NUTSHELL | 8 | In a __, means getting to the point in few words |
| 34% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 34% | YEN | 3 | Currency whose name comes from a word meaning "round" |
| 34% | BACKLIT | 7 | Where the light in a shot comes from behind |
| 33% | RUR | 3 | Play from which the word "robot" comes |
| 33% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 33% | OLEG | 4 | Eastern European name that comes from a word meaning “holy” |