| 100% | ATTU | 4 | The Battle of ___, a famed battle between U.S and Japanese forces in Alaska |
| 53% | AMBON | 5 | Island of the Moluccas, Indonesia, on which occurred a 1942 World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces |
| 52% | RAGNAROK | 8 | In Scandinavian mythology, the ultimate battle between the gods and the forces of evil |
| 52% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Ultimate battle between the gods and the forces of evil in Scandinavian mythology |
| 51% | POLTAVA | 7 | City in Ukraine on the Vorskla River; site of a 1709 battle between Russia and Sweden |
| 47% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Ultimate battle in Scandinavian mythology between the gods and forces of evil |
| 46% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 46% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | Moves in the shape of A's, O's and U's at a disco? |
| 46% | CENTRALBANK | 11 | Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton" |
| 45% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 45% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 45% | BRIELARSON | 10 | Actress who plays the character of Carol Danvers, a former U.S. Air Force pilot in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 43% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 42% | JAMES | 5 | ___ A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S.A. and the fourth to sport a beard in office |
| 42% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S.A. and the first to sport a beard in office |
| 42% | HARRISON | 8 | Benjamin ___, 23rd President of the U.S.A. and the fifth to sport a beard in office |
| 41% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ICECREAM | 8 | It's in the middle of a baked Alaska |
| 41% | SEXES | 5 | Battle of the ___ (2017 movie about a tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs) |
| 41% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Springsteen hit between "Born in the U.S.A." and "Glory Days" |
| 41% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 40% | HOCK | 4 | Joint in the hind leg of a horse between the gaskin and the cannon bone |
| 40% | LAI | 3 | City in Chad on the Logone River where a bitter battle occurred between France and Germany on August 21, 1914 |
| 40% | RICHARDNIXON | 12 | Former U.S. president who wrote "In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WILLYOUPLEASE | 13 | Start of a run-together exchange between Clifton Webb and Dana Andrews in the film Laura |
| 40% | BYATT | 5 | A S —, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden |
| 40% | GEORGEMURPHY | 12 | American actor who served as the U.S. Senator from California and was also included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 40% | UGGS | 4 | Boots at the center of a recent U.S./Australia trademark battle |
| 40% | ALTERCATION | 11 | Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across? |