| 100% | COBRA | 5 | "G.I. Joe: The Rise of ___" |
| 96% | COBRA | 5 | "G.I. Joe: The Rise of ___" (2009 movie) |
| 76% | SIENNA | 6 | With 36-Across, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" actress who plays Chris Kyle's wife in "American Sniper" |
| 75% | RETALIATION | 11 | "G.I. Joe: ___" ("G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" sequel that opened Friday) |
| 74% | JOE | 3 | "G.I. ___: The Rise of Cobra" (2009 film) |
| 74% | JOE | 3 | "G.I. ___: The Rise of Cobra," 2009 film |
| 73% | COMMAND | 7 | Cobra __, fictional nemesis of the G.I. Joe team |
| 73% | JOE | 3 | "G.I. ___: The Rise of Cobra" (2009 action movie) |
| 69% | STORY | 5 | "The ___ of G.I. Joe," 1945 film starring Burgess Meredith, now preserved in the National Film Registry |
| 64% | MAINFRAME | 9 | G.I. Joe's communications expert as of 1986 |
| 64% | REN | 3 | The Rise of Skywalker villain |
| 63% | BEHRENS | 7 | Peter —, Hamburg-born architect of the I G Farben Offices in Frankfurt |
| 62% | INDIGO | 6 | The "i" of Roy G. Biv |
| 62% | GRU | 3 | "Minions: The Rise of ___" |
| 62% | GRU | 3 | "Minions: The Rise of __" |
| 62% | GIJOE | 5 | "___: The Rise of Cobra": 2 wds. |
| 61% | WARS | 4 | "Star ____: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 61% | STAR | 4 | "___ Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 61% | WARS | 4 | "Star __: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 61% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___: The Rise of Skywalker" |
| 61% | PSAS | 4 | G.I. Joe's "Knowing is half the battle" spots, e.g. |
| 61% | ABS | 3 | Feature of G.I. Joe's physique |
| 60% | GRU | 3 | "Minions: The Rise of ___" (2022 film) |
| 60% | PETE | 4 | Rose of the diamond |
| 60% | FLOW | 4 | Rising of the tide |
| 59% | EOCENE | 6 | Epoch characterized by the rise of mammals |
| 59% | REY | 3 | "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" heroine |
| 59% | REY | 3 | "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" protagonist |
| 59% | GRU | 3 | "Minions: The Rise of ___" (2022 animated sequel) |
| 59% | REFORMATION | 11 | Movement that saw the rise of Calvinism |