| 100% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 38% | EBB | 3 | Word that comes from the Old English for "falling of the tide" |
| 34% | ATOM | 4 | Word that comes from the Greek for "indivisible" |
| 34% | ATHEIST | 7 | Word that comes from the Greek for "godless" |
| 34% | DIVA | 4 | Word that comes from the Latin for “goddess” |
| 34% | TEPEE | 5 | Word that comes from the Lakota for "dwelling" |
| 34% | APRON | 5 | Word that comes from the Latin for "little napkin" |
| 34% | AGONY | 5 | Word that comes from a Greek term meaning “the struggle to win a contest” |
| 34% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 34% | EMCEE | 5 | Word that comes from the initials of "master of ceremonies" |
| 33% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the eye that comes from the Latin word for 'grape' |
| 33% | MAMMAL | 6 | Class with a name that comes from the Latin word for "breast" |
| 33% | ERG | 3 | Unit of work that becomes a word meaning "thus" if you add an O to the end |
| 33% | GENIE | 5 | Fictional character from the film "Aladdin" that comes out of a lamp and grants wishes |
| 33% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 32% | ARPEGGIO | 8 | Musical effect that comes from the Italian for "to play on a harp" |
| 32% | WHEW | 4 | Word that corresponds to the emoji with a grinning face, beads of sweat and seems to be wiping its brow |
| 32% | CINNAMON | 8 | Spice that comes from the bark of a tree |
| 32% | BUTT | 4 | Pork ___ (cut that comes from the shoulder of a pig) |
| 32% | ISOTONIC | 8 | Word applied to sports drinks that have similar concentrations of salt and sugar as the human body |
| 32% | RUMP | 4 | Beef cut that comes from the rear portion of a cow |
| 32% | LIEUTENANT | 10 | Rank that comes from the French for “place” and “holding” |
| 32% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 31% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 31% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 31% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| 31% | AGHA | 4 | Old Istanbul bigwig's title that comes from the word for "elder brother" |
| 31% | OGEE | 4 | Curvy little word that may have roots in the Latin word for "a support or prop" and the word "to increase, strengthen" |
| 31% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Notable invention from the 19th century, that brought steady light to households, and stands as a symbol of an idea: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEPHANIE | 9 | Name that comes from a Greek word for “crown” |