| 100% | NAPA | 4 | Valley that includes such wineries as Stags' Leap and Beringer |
| 43% | NOBILITY | 8 | Group that includes such people as barons and duchesses |
| 31% | JAM | 3 | Spread that has flavors such as grape and strawberry |
| 31% | YOYO | 4 | Toy that involves such techniques as "sleeping" and "looping": Hyph. |
| 31% | AOL | 3 | Company that owns websites such as The Huffington Post and TechCrunch |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band that sang songs such as "Losing My Religion" and "Monster" |
| 31% | NEA | 3 | Org. that funds grants in disciplines such as music and theatre |
| 30% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom that had such characters as Father Mulcahy and Hot Lips Houlihan |
| 30% | ERGOT | 5 | Group of fungi such as that which grows on rye and related plants |
| 29% | HASBRO | 6 | A toy company that makes G.I Joe and board games such as Monopoly |
| 29% | COMPOSTBIN | 10 | Place for kitchen scraps, such as those starting 16-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 27% | DAD | 3 | ___ joke, funny pun that may be told by your father, such as 4a, 19a, 25a, 17d and 19d |
| 27% | NAPA | 4 | Valley that's home to Beringer Vineyards |
| 27% | NAPA | 4 | Inglenook and Beringer wineries' area |
| 27% | MOHAVE | 6 | Southwest desert that includes Death Valley |
| 27% | OAS | 3 | Grp. that includes Canada and Colombia |
| 27% | XMEN | 4 | Group that includes Cyclops and Colossus |
| 27% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that includes Ecuador and Venezuela |
| 27% | ARTHISTORY | 10 | Subject that includes Goya and Gauguin |
| 27% | BEER | 4 | Drink that includes barley and hops |
| 27% | MATH | 4 | Subject that includes addition and subtraction |
| 27% | OPEC | 4 | Grp. that includes Iraq and Qatar |
| 27% | MATH | 4 | Branch that includes Calc. and Trig. |
| 27% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that includes Nepal and Bhutan |
| 27% | AMPHIBIA | 8 | Class that includes newts and frogs |
| 27% | CAJUN | 5 | Cuisine that includes cracklins and boudin |
| 27% | MEXICAN | 7 | Cuisine that includes tacos and enchiladas |
| 27% | IBERIA | 6 | Peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal |
| 27% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that includes Laos and Thailand |
| 27% | BEACHWEAR | 9 | Clothing that includes swimsuits and sarongs |