| 100% | QADDAFI | 7 | "Wrong" way to spell a world leader's name in a New York Times crossword, according to a 1999 episode of "The West Wing" |
| 32% | OREO | 4 | Snack that's the most-used brand name in New York Times crosswords |
| 31% | SOREL | 5 | Cartoonist Edward ___, "One of America's foremost political satirists" according to the New York Times |
| 31% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 30% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 30% | TIMED | 5 | Like the crossword in the New York Times app, but not Spelling Bee or Wordle |
| 30% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 30% | TWENTYFIVE | 10 | With 26-Down, the place of today's puzzle among all New York Times crosswords |
| 29% | ANA | 3 | De Armas who name-checked the New York Times crossword on "S.N.L." |
| 29% | BEE | 3 | Spelling ___ (word game in the New York Times) |
| 29% | THREE | 5 | Shortest allowable number of letters for a New York Times crossword answer |
| 29% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 28% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 28% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 28% | RACHELMADDOW | 12 | MSNBC host who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Billionaire philanthropist who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | APP | 3 | What many use to solve the New York Times crossword |
| 28% | ORANGE | 6 | "___ Is The New Black," fill in a color to complete the name of the TV show featuring Taylor Schilling |
| 28% | NATASHALYONNE | 13 | "Russian Doll" actress who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MANOWAR | 7 | Whom The New York Times co-named athlete of the year, with Babe Ruth, in 1920 |
| 28% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ERA | 3 | Most common answer in New York Times crosswords (more than 6% of all puzzles) |
| 27% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Yankees second baseman who was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DANADELANY | 10 | "China Beach" star who coauthored a New York Times Sunday crossword in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Only person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year |
| 27% | BLOG | 4 | The New York Times crossword's "Wordplay," for one |
| 27% | PAPARAZZI | 9 | Term that comes from the name of a news photographer in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” |
| 27% | MISDIAL | 7 | Get to the wrong party, in a way |
| 27% | SLICEOPEN | 9 | Get to the heart of, in a way |