| 100% | PEKOE | 5 | With 26-Across, a Sri Lankan export |
| 56% | TOQUEMACAQUE | 12 | Sri Lankan monkey with a hatlike whorl of hair |
| 52% | THE | 3 | With 26-Across, last words of a story |
| 52% | PINTHETAIL | 10 | With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold |
| 51% | PEKOETEA | 8 | Sri Lankan export |
| 51% | TEA | 3 | Sri Lankan export |
| 51% | ORANGEPEKOE | 11 | Sri Lankan export |
| 51% | TTTT | 4 | Sri Lankan exports |
| 51% | TEAS | 4 | Sri Lankan exports |
| 48% | PEKOES | 6 | Aromatic Sri Lankan exports |
| 48% | TAMIL | 5 | Many a Sri Lankan |
| 46% | MOREPRECIOUSWAS | 15 | With 26-, 45- and 60-Across, a line by Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| 44% | RISHI | 5 | With 26 Across, Liz Truss's successor as British prime minister |
| 44% | KANDY | 5 | Sri Lankan city with sweet-sounding name |
| 44% | SOLAR | 5 | With 26-Down, a rooftop energy device |
| 44% | DEN | 3 | Cozy room with a 26-Across |
| 44% | BUT | 3 | With 75 Across, a gas |
| 43% | JAI | 3 | With 26-Down, game played on a fronton |
| 43% | WALKOFF | 7 | With 26-Down, dramatic end to a game |
| 43% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 43% | KEY | 3 | With 52 Across, a Florida attraction |
| 43% | RON | 3 | With 136 Across, a rum brand |
| 43% | YES | 3 | With 89 Across, a confident assent |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | With 41 Across, a vitamin brand |
| 43% | LIFE | 4 | With 127 Across, a popular candy |
| 43% | DEMONSAREA | 10 | With 105 Across, a Halloween tune? |
| 43% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | SWIMMINGTRUNKS | 14 | What do you get when you cross 26-Across with a 5-Down? |
| 43% | DONTBLOWIT | 10 | Advice to a musician with a 23-, 26- or 43-Across? |
| 42% | DATA | 4 | With 26-Down, information stored locally on a computer |