| 100% | CHUM | 4 | "New Meg. Old ___" (punny "Meg 2: The Trench" tagline) |
| 43% | MEG | 3 | "___ 2: The Trench" (2023 movie) |
| 43% | MEG | 3 | "___ 2: The Trench" (supershark movie) |
| 41% | JEFFBRIDGES | 11 | "Hell or High Water" actor who stars in the new FX series "The Old Man": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MEG | 3 | "___ 2: The Trench" (2023 sci-fi film) |
| 41% | MEG | 3 | "___ 2: The Trench" (2023 Jason Statham film) |
| 41% | METSALLY | 8 | "When Harry ___," 1989 rom-com film starring Meg Ryan where the protagonists reunite on New Year's Eve: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEBIBLE | 8 | Old and New Testaments, together: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BATCH | 5 | "Gremlins 2: The New ___" (1990 movie) |
| 38% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | The ___ (fruity nickname for New York City): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALERO | 5 | Olds that was once in the news |
| 37% | WAGONTRAIN | 10 | Convoy of the Old West: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MEG | 3 | “___ 2: The Trench” (August, 2023, sequel to a movie about a giant shark) |
| 37% | TESTAMENT | 9 | The Bible has an Old and New one |
| 36% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | New Jersey Devils goalie who won the Vezina Trophy four times: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOLEDO | 6 | With 2-Down, the oldest sister city in the U.S. |
| 36% | THELEFTOVERS | 12 | New HBO drama set after the Rapture: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STATUEOF | 8 | The ___ Liberty (famous New York City landmark): 2 wds. |
| 36% | BIBLICAL | 8 | Relating to the Old or New Testament |
| 35% | ARUT | 4 | Stuck in ___ (doing the same old, same old): 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOEDIMAGGIO | 11 | The New York Yankees retired his number 5: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds. |
| 35% | FIRETOKENS | 10 | New "currency" on the current season of "Survivor": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATOE | 4 | Stick ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds. |
| 35% | ADAMDRIVER | 10 | "Ferrari" actor starring in the new film "Megalopolis": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | New Orleans celebration on the day before Lent: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IREAD | 5 | "___ the news today, oh boy.." (Beatles lyrics): 2 wds. |
| 35% | RIIS | 4 | Crusading journalist for the old New York Sun |
| 35% | TREME | 5 | One of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans |
| 35% | OFA | 3 | "It's the dawn ___ new day": 2 wds. |