| 100% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3, for a record album: Abbr |
| 100% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3, for a record album: Abbr. |
| 85% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3, for a record album |
| 75% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3, e.g., for a record: Abbr. |
| 50% | RPM | 3 | Speed measure for a record player or tachometer: Abbr. |
| 49% | TDS | 3 | Tom Brady threw for a record 649 of them: Abbr. |
| 49% | YDS | 3 | Emmitt Smith rushed for a record 18,355 of these: Abbr. |
| 48% | RPM | 3 | 45 or 78, for a record: Abbr. |
| 48% | RPM | 3 | Record speed such as 33 1/3 or 45: Abbr. |
| 47% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3, for an LP |
| 47% | VMA | 3 | One of a record 30 for Taylor Swift: abbr. |
| 47% | LPS | 3 | Records with a speed of 33 1/3 rpm |
| 47% | SONGSIHEARD | 11 | 33-Across album that won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (3 wds.) |
| 46% | ASSIST | 6 | One of a record-setting 3,234 for Sue Bird |
| 46% | DJED | 4 | Spun records at a rave, for example: Abbr. |
| 46% | RPM | 3 | 33 1/3 or 45: Abbr. |
| 45% | LPS | 3 | 33 1/3 r.p.m. records |
| 45% | RPMS | 4 | 33 1/3 and 45, for short |
| 45% | RPMS | 4 | 33 1/3, 45 and 78, for short |
| 45% | GPA | 3 | 3.0, for a B student: Abbr. |
| 44% | SEEYOUAGAIN | 11 | 2015 Wiz Khalifa rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 44% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 43% | YDS | 3 | Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 of them: Abbr. |
| 43% | DEA | 3 | Federal organization that a 1-Across might work for: Abbr. |
| 43% | BOOMBOOMPOW | 11 | 2009 Black Eyed Peas rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 43% | VINCENTVANGOGH | 14 | Dutch artist whose "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold at auction for a record $82.5 million in 1990: 3 wds. |
| 43% | RCA | 3 | Pioneer in 33 1/3 r.p.m. records |
| 42% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical nominated for a record-tying 14 Oscars (3 wds.) |
| 42% | WEAREINLOVE | 11 | 33-Across album that won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (4 wds.) |
| 41% | EST | 3 | Ending for a record |