| 100% | USS | 3 | ___ Cole (ship that was bombed in 2000): Abbr. |
| 49% | UFOS | 4 | Ships that might be piloted by Martians: Abbr. |
| 48% | ARK | 3 | Ship that was three hundred cubits in length, according to the Bible |
| 47% | LSD | 3 | Drug that was "dropped" in the 1960s: Abbr. |
| 47% | MRIS | 4 | Hospital scans that are in 3D: Abbr. |
| 46% | CDS | 3 | Recordings that are sold in jewel cases: Abbr. |
| 46% | OJS | 3 | Drinks that are high in vitamin C: Abbr. |
| 46% | DDT | 3 | Pesticide that was banned in 1972: Abbr. |
| 46% | MARY | 4 | ___ Celeste, abandoned ship that was found lost in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872 |
| 46% | TWA | 3 | Airline that was acquired by American in 2001: Abbr. |
| 46% | OMERTA | 6 | Mario Puzo novel that was posthumously published in 2000 |
| 46% | SSNS | 4 | IDs that are often not displayed in full: Abbr. |
| 46% | CDS | 3 | Audio recordings that were once packaged in longboxes: Abbr. |
| 46% | PLO | 3 | Arab group that was founded in Jerusalem: Abbr. |
| 46% | CDS | 3 | Music holders that are stored in cases: Abbr. |
| 46% | CDS | 3 | Music items that are sold in cases: Abbr. |
| 45% | EIN | 3 | Welsh Corgi that is a ship pet in "Cowboy Bebop" |
| 45% | SAG | 3 | ___-AFTRA (actors' union that was on strike in 2024): Abbr. |
| 45% | TARE | 4 | Container's weight that is not charged for in shipping |
| 45% | LED | 3 | American invention that is now present in most computer screens: Abbr. |
| 44% | ACS | 3 | Appliances that are handy in the hot months: Abbr. |
| 44% | ERA | 3 | Stat that was 1.69 for pitcher Nolan Ryan in 1981: Abbr. |
| 44% | CDS | 3 | Items that were sold at records stores starting in the 1980s: Abbr. |
| 44% | OBO | 3 | "... and that price is negotiable," in classifieds: Abbr. |
| 43% | AIDA | 4 | Opera that was adapted into a musical that opened on Broadway in 2000 |
| 43% | ASCI | 4 | "___ White", supercomputer that was the fastest computer in the world in 2000-1 |
| 43% | ERA | 3 | Pitching stat that was 4.14 for all of MLB in 2018: Abbr. |
| 43% | CDS | 3 | Music purchases that were common in the 1990s: Abbr. |
| 43% | USS | 3 | ___ Constitution, ship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" that is a tourist attraction in Boston: Abbr. |
| 42% | NHL | 3 | Sports group that was organized in Quebec in 1917: Abbr. |