| 100% | DARDANELLES | 11 | With “the,” strait known in antiquity as the Hellespont |
| 56% | HAREBELL | 8 | Plant with bell-shaped flowers known in Scotland as the bluebell |
| 48% | SPARTA | 6 | Ancient land known in antiquity as Lacedaemon |
| 46% | DURIAN | 6 | Thorny food known in Asia as the king of fruits |
| 44% | SMUT | 4 | Corn ___ (disease caused by a fungus known in Mexico as the delicacy huitlacoche) |
| 44% | PAL | 3 | ___, the Wonder Dog", reg. name of the Pit Bull known as "Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye" in "The Little Rascals" |
| 44% | ULEE | 4 | Lead role in the film known in France as "L'Or de la Vie" |
| 43% | MADD | 4 | Tree with edible fruit, native to western Africa, known as the weda in French and the Moore language, but known as this in Wolof |
| 43% | EMIRATES | 8 | The E in the nation known as the UAE |
| 43% | EGYPT | 5 | Land known in the Bible as Mizraim |
| 43% | URAL | 4 | River known as the Zhayyq in Kazakhstan |
| 42% | CLUED | 5 | In the know, with "in" |
| 42% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 41-Across, musician known as the King of Pop |
| 42% | BHUT | 4 | With 18 Across, plant also known as the ghost pepper |
| 42% | LEDGER | 6 | Known for his role as The Joker, died in 2008 |
| 42% | USONE | 5 | In Key West it's known as the Overseas Hwy. |
| 42% | ABDOMINAL | 9 | Muscle in the stomach known as an "ab" |
| 42% | AZERA | 5 | Hyundai model known as the Grandeur in Korea |
| 42% | SANTA | 5 | He's known in the Netherlands as "Sinterklaas" |
| 41% | PITUITARY | 9 | Gland in the body also known as the hypophysis |
| 41% | BOCCE | 5 | Game with a target ball known as the pallino |
| 41% | DEADPOOL | 8 | Marvel antihero, known as the Merc with a Mouth |
| 41% | BOCCE | 5 | Bowling game with a target known as the jack |
| 41% | PALESTINE | 9 | Along with Israel, region known as the Holy Land |
| 41% | UAE | 3 | Fed. with artificial archipelagos known as the Palm Islands |
| 41% | GRETZKY | 7 | Wayne __, also known as The Great One in hockey |
| 41% | ODOMETER | 8 | What's manipulated in the crime known as "clocking" |
| 41% | ROMMEL | 6 | German officer known as the Desert Fox in WWII |
| 41% | TESSERACT | 9 | Object known as the Space Stone in Marvel movies |