| 100% | CIA | 3 | "Tenet" organization .. which in real life was once headed by George Tenet (abbr.) |
| 41% | PLO | 3 | Mideast group that was once headed by Arafat: Abbr. |
| 40% | CIA | 3 | Government department once headed by George H.W. Bush: Abbr. |
| 39% | FBI | 3 | Organization that was once run by J. Edgar Hoover: Abbr. |
| 38% | IMF | 3 | World finance organization once headed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Abbr. |
| 36% | CIA | 3 | Spy org. once headed by George H.W. Bush (Abbr.) |
| 34% | CIA | 3 | Org. once headed by George Bush |
| 33% | JAMESBDONOVAN | 13 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in 2005 historical drama "Bridge of Spies" which was inspired by a real-life lawyer named ___: 3 wds. |
| 33% | MEHRANKARIMI | 12 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in 2004 comedy-drama "The Terminal" which was inspired by a real-life person named ___ Nasseri: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PLO | 3 | Group once headed by Arafat: Abbr. |
| 33% | IMF | 3 | Organization responsible for fostering global monetary cooperation which is headquartered in Washington D.C.: Abbr. |
| 33% | NRA | 3 | Group once headed by Charlton Heston: Abbr. |
| 33% | FIFA | 4 | Soccer organization's video game series that was first released in 1993 by EA Sports: Abbr. |
| 32% | USSR | 4 | Communist nation once headed by Nikita Khrushchev: Abbr. |
| 32% | USSR | 4 | Nation that was once led by Stalin: Abbr. |
| 32% | THE | 3 | With 61-Down, org. once headed by George H. W. Bush |
| 32% | MAN | 3 | "___ and Superman," four-act drama written in 1903 by George Bernard Shaw which is based on the Don Juan theme |
| 32% | USSR | 4 | Former country that was once led by Brezhnev: Abbr. |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | "___ Jam," long-running basketball organization's video game series that was first released in 1993 by Midway: Abbr. |
| 32% | CIA | 3 | Org. headed by George Bush in 1976 |
| 32% | DNC | 3 | Organization once chaired by Howard Dean: Abbr. |
| 32% | SHEE | 4 | Fairy-like Irish being that lives underground or in an alternate universe and which is sometimes preceded by the word "ban" |
| 31% | NRA | 3 | Gun group that was once led by Charlton Heston: Abbr. |
| 31% | CANDLES | 7 | In olden days, they were once made by a chandler |
| 31% | FBI | 3 | Agency once headed by J. Edgar Hoover: Abbr. |
| 31% | NEGRI | 5 | Actress romanced in real life by Rudolph Valentino |
| 31% | FBI | 3 | Crime-fighting agency once headed by J. Edgar Hoover: Abbr. |
| 31% | CIA | 3 | Federal group once led by George H.W. Bush: Abbr. |
| 31% | OCTOBER | 7 | "Poppies in ____," poem written by Sylvia Plath about the complexities of life which is included in the collection, "Ariel" |
| 31% | YMCA | 4 | Worldwide youth organization that promotes developing a healthy body, mind and spirit which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland: Abbr. |