| 100% | ELMS | 4 | Trees associated with the underworld in Celtic myth |
| 84% | ELM | 3 | Tree associated with the underworld in Celtic mythology |
| 43% | HADES | 5 | "King of the underworld" in ancient Greek myth |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | River of the underworld, in myth |
| 42% | STYX | 4 | River of the underworld, in Greek myth |
| 42% | ACHERON | 7 | River to the underworld, in Greek myth |
| 42% | NINE | 4 | Number associated with the striker in soccer |
| 42% | MOONWALK | 8 | Dance step associated with the silver orb in the sky |
| 42% | TWEED | 5 | Fabric associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides |
| 42% | RODHULL | 7 | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 |
| 41% | COKE | 4 | Thomas William —, English agriculturist associated with the Holkham estate in Norfolk |
| 41% | LAKER | 5 | Freddie —, entrepreneur associated with the Skytrain project who died in 2006 |
| 41% | COKE | 4 | Thomas William -, English agriculturist associated with the Holkham estate in Norfolk |
| 41% | BLUMENTHAL | 10 | Heston —, celebrity chef associated with The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire |
| 41% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Character associated with the beverage "shaken" in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | HESTON | 6 | & 25A Celebrity chef associated with The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire |
| 40% | TURKEY | 6 | Poultry bird associated with Thanksgiving in the US |
| 40% | SCOTTJOPLIN | 11 | US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 |
| 40% | YELLOW | 6 | Bright sunny color that is associated with the characters mentioned in this puzzle |
| 40% | ATHENA | 6 | She created the olive tree, in myth |
| 40% | DETECTIVESTORY | 14 | Literary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 39% | IZOD | 4 | Shirt brand that was associated with preppies in the 1980s |
| 39% | HENRYLYTTON | 11 | English actor associated with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who was knighted in 1930 |
| 39% | TARTARUS | 8 | In Greek myth the bottomless pit of the Underworld |
| 38% | BRAEMAR | 7 | Village in Aberdeenshire associated with the Highland Games |
| 38% | SWINDON | 7 | Town in Wiltshire associated with the railway industry |
| 38% | DIN | 3 | Goddess of Power, associated with the color red, in the Legend of Zelda series of video games |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | River that separates Earth and the Underworld, in Greek myth |
| 37% | TANGERINE | 9 | Citrus trees in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds |