| 100% | MESS | 4 | The Dining Facilities Administration Center (DFAC) was once commonly called this |
| 36% | MSDOS | 5 | Operations were once commonly performed in this |
| 35% | LOVEAPPLE | 9 | Tomato was once called this |
| 32% | PERU | 4 | Country that was once the center of the Incan empire |
| 32% | TYRE | 4 | Lebanese city that was once the center of Phoenician civilization |
| 32% | CRYING | 6 | Once the milk is spilled, this might occur |
| 32% | CELIACRUZ | 9 | This Cuban singer was called the queen of salsa |
| 32% | OSLO | 4 | The Nobel Peace Center is located in this city |
| 32% | PLUM | 4 | The dried form of this fruit is called prune |
| 32% | BABOON | 6 | The smallest species of this is called a Kinda |
| 32% | YOUWONTREGRETIT | 15 | "Trust me, this is the right call" |
| 31% | KLONDIKE | 8 | This region was the center of the 1897 gold rush |
| 31% | SCHREIBER | 9 | This German was at the center of the Airbus Affair |
| 31% | ARENA | 5 | Crypto.com ___ (venue once called the Staples Center) |
| 31% | FLAT | 4 | People once thought the Earth was like this |
| 31% | OVUM | 4 | Once active, this is likely to go down the tube |
| 31% | MEXICO | 6 | This country was once home to the Aztec Empire |
| 31% | ETHIOPIA | 8 | This African country was once called Abyssinia |
| 30% | LABANIMAL | 9 | This clue is about the dog breed, not the scientific research facility |
| 30% | ESKIMOS | 7 | What the Inuit were once called |
| 30% | LAVA | 4 | What magma is called once it reaches the Earth's surface |
| 29% | LOU | 3 | Emilia Clarke is fondly called by this name in the movie in 13a |
| 29% | HESPERUS | 8 | The evening star was called this in ancient times |
| 29% | TYPHOON | 7 | A hurricane is called this in the Western Pacific |
| 29% | BARBARIAN | 9 | The book character Conan was called this |
| 29% | OSCARS | 6 | The Academy Awards are also called this |
| 28% | GOONIE | 6 | Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird (69) was commonly known as this species |
| 28% | CASTING | 7 | With 146-Across, what the center of this puzzle is doing during a 125-Across |
| 28% | OTTOMAN | 7 | Mehmed VI Vahideddin, 1861-1926, was the 36th and final Sultan of this once great Empire |
| 28% | RPS | 3 | 45s might be called "75%-ers" if this measure were used instead of the customary one |