| 100% | YRS | 3 | 2024, 2023, and the likes, for short |
| 74% | ETC | 3 | And the like, for short |
| 73% | CRYPTO | 6 | Bitcoin and the like, for short |
| 72% | YRS | 3 | 2019, 2018, and the likes, for short |
| 68% | YRS | 3 | 2023 and 2024, for short |
| 59% | YRS | 3 | 2022, 2023, and 2024, for short |
| 57% | LGBT | 4 | Like the community for Lil Nas X and k.d. lang, for short |
| 57% | ETC | 3 | And the others, for short |
| 57% | ETC | 3 | And the rest, for short |
| 56% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 54% | ONTOUR | 6 | Like Taylor Swift for most of 2023 and 2024 |
| 54% | DEC | 3 | Holly and the ivy time, for short |
| 53% | CADI | 4 | The CT5 and the XT6, for short |
| 53% | MTS | 3 | The Andes and the Himalayas, for short |
| 51% | COSMO | 5 | Pink "Sex and the City" cocktail, for short |
| 51% | COSMO | 5 | “Sex and the City” bar order, for short |
| 51% | NYNY | 4 | "Sex and the City" setting, for short (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ODD | 3 | Like 2023 and 2025, but not 2024 |
| 50% | CATH | 4 | Like the Pope, for short |
| 50% | ASAP | 4 | Like the blazes, for short |
| 50% | USA | 3 | Country of players like Simone Biles and Gabrielle Thomas, which aced in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Give it up for this champion!: Abbr. |
| 50% | OED | 3 | "The Professor and the Madman" topic, for short |
| 50% | SLANGY | 6 | Like the terms "dough" and "cheddar," for money |
| 50% | SUGAR | 5 | "The Wonderful Story of Henry ___," film directed by Wes Anderson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch that won the 2024 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film |
| 49% | FADS | 4 | Short-lived crazes, like the Macarena and fidget spinners |
| 49% | COSMO | 5 | Cocktail associated with "Sex and the City," for short |
| 49% | COSMO | 5 | Famed cocktail from "Sex and the City," for short |
| 49% | BRITISH | 7 | Like the spellings of "licence" and "favour," for instance |
| 49% | STOUT | 5 | Short and round, like the nursery rhyme teapot |
| 49% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |