| 100% | STATE | 5 | ___ [13-Across] (contests for governors and attorneys general) |
| 45% | LAUGHTER | 8 | With 13 and 22 Across, "prescription" for humor |
| 43% | HOUSE | 5 | 13 Across, for instance |
| 42% | RENOS | 5 | Attorney general and Nevada city |
| 42% | MEESE | 5 | Attorney general between Smith and Thornburgh |
| 42% | BARR | 4 | Attorney general under Bush and Trump |
| 40% | BARR | 4 | Attorney general under both Bush 41 and Trump |
| 40% | LOCAL | 5 | ___ [13-Across] (contests for mayors and city council members) |
| 39% | USA | 3 | Team ___ (Olympic squad that 13-Across, 26-Across, and 42-Across all play for) |
| 39% | FANI | 4 | With 13-Across, district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia |
| 39% | ERICHOLDER | 10 | U.S. attorney general, 2009-15, and a hint to 16-Across and 15- and 28-Down |
| 39% | RENO | 4 | Clinton's attorney general for all eight years |
| 37% | ELECTIONS | 9 | Contests for Charley in “Queen Sugar” and Kat in “The Bold Type” |
| 37% | BARR | 4 | William ___, US attorney general in 1991-1993 and 2019-2020 |
| 37% | NASA | 4 | Creator of 13 and 16 Across |
| 36% | BILLIONAIRES | 12 | Governors J. B. Pritzker and Jim Justice, for two |
| 36% | THEFAVOURITE | 12 | 2018 film starring 13-Across and 25-Across that was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LAW | 3 | Field for prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys |
| 36% | SILENTS | 7 | “The General” and “The Cheat,” for two |
| 36% | ORS | 3 | Workplaces for 73 Across and 121 Down |
| 36% | POLITICS | 8 | Field for senators and governors |
| 36% | TISH | 4 | Nickname for New York Attorney General Letitia James |
| 36% | BIGTHREE | 8 | Collective term for Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis |
| 36% | VALLEYFORGE | 11 | Pennsylvania encampment for 61 Across and his troops |
| 35% | CARAVEL | 7 | 13-Across, for one |
| 35% | NBAGAME | 7 | Contest between the Celtics and the Lakers, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IVEYS | 5 | Alabama governor Kay and poker star Phil, for two |
| 35% | FULLCOURTPRESS | 14 | Periodical for prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges? |
| 35% | SUGARCONE | 9 | Sweet vessel for 13 Across |
| 34% | CIGARSMOKER | 11 | 13-Across, for a famous example |