| 100% | AGE | 3 | "The Croods: A New ___" |
| 94% | AGE | 3 | "The Croods: A New ___" (animated sequel) |
| 93% | AGE | 3 | "The Croods: A New ___" (2020 animated sequel) |
| 93% | AGE | 3 | "The Croods: A New ___" (2020 animated movie) |
| 82% | RYAN | 4 | ___ Reynolds, "The Croods: A New Age" voice actor |
| 79% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A new word formed by rearranging the letters |
| 77% | DAWNED | 6 | Began a new day, the sunrise came |
| 76% | RESIDED | 7 | Put a new exterior on the house, maybe |
| 76% | MENTORED | 8 | Helped a new hire learn the ropes, say |
| 76% | INDENT | 6 | Start a new paragraph away from the margin |
| 75% | EPISTLES | 8 | A lot of the New Testament |
| 75% | REPAPER | 7 | Give the walls a new look |
| 75% | PAINTS | 6 | Gives the house a new coat |
| 74% | EPISODIC | 8 | With a new show in the series each week |
| 74% | YOUREGONNAPAVE | 14 | Instruction to a new member of the construction crew? |
| 73% | LEAF | 4 | "Turn over a new ___" (change your behavior for the better) |
| 73% | YORK | 4 | City in England with a New one in the US |
| 72% | FIRSTIMPRESSION | 15 | The new dentist wanted to make a good ... |
| 72% | BESTTHING | 9 | The __ since sliced bread; a great new invention |
| 72% | MEHTA | 5 | A Bernstein successor at the New York Philharmonic |
| 72% | USATODAY | 8 | News source with a "For the Record" feature |
| 72% | ITO | 3 | Lance a lot in the news |
| 71% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 71% | ORLEANS | 7 | The Animals lyric: There is a house in New __ |
| 71% | KIWI | 4 | New Zealand bird about the size of a chicken |
| 71% | ENID | 4 | The New York Botanical Garden’s ___ A. Haupt Conservatory |
| 71% | PHI | 3 | The NFL's Eagles, on a sports news crawl |
| 69% | ROLLOUT | 7 | The introduction of a new product |
| 69% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | Early struggles for a new enterprise … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 68% | CARDINAL | 8 | New World songbird with a stout bill such as the vermilion — |