| 100% | BATS | 4 | The fringe-lipped varieties of these central and south American critters are really good at catching frogs |
| 34% | COATI | 5 | Central and South American omnivorous mammal of the raccoon family |
| 32% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 31% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BRAZIL | 6 | South American country which is the most forested country in terms of actual forest area covered by forest at 56.1% |
| 28% | HAT | 3 | Where some are really good at pulling rabbits out of |
| 28% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 27% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley, one of the best-selling American artists who was called "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 27% | AGE | 3 | "This is the golden ___ of something good and right and real" |
| 27% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LLAMA | 5 | South American relative of the alpaca and camel |
| 27% | TRICKORTREAT | 12 | What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 27% | SCOTT | 5 | American writer F. ___ Fitzgerald, regarded as one of the best ever from America and is known for novels like "The Great Gatsby" |
| 27% | SOAPS | 5 | Galen of Pergamon described these in the 2nd century and stated the best were Germanic with Gaulish ones second best |
| 27% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 27% | INCA | 4 | South American empire of the 15th and 16th centuries |
| 26% | CHAMELEONS | 10 | The Namaqua varieties of these lizards can turn darker in cool conditions and lighter in warm and can even be half dark and half light |
| 26% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 26% | GLADIATOR | 9 | Russell Crowe film that won Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards and was the second-highest grossing film of 2000 |
| 26% | STRIKES | 7 | Three of these and the batter is out |
| 26% | WILDPITCHES | 11 | And the tempestuous finale was played at a variety of... |
| 26% | AMPHIBIAN | 9 | Frogs and salamanders are this kind of animal |
| 26% | AMERICA | 7 | South and North ____ are two of the continents |
| 25% | JESSEOWENS | 10 | American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games and is considered one of the greatest athletes ever: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DOJACAT | 7 | 13-Across, 19-Across, and 38-Across singer who was named New Artist of the Year at the 2020 American Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 25% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 25% | RIO | 3 | South American city where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is, for short |
| 25% | COATI | 5 | South and Central American mammal related to the raccoon |
| 25% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | This Norwegian was the first at the south pole |
| 25% | ANTELOPE | 8 | The impala and nyala are this kind of animal |