| 100% | ADORKABLE | 9 | Adorable and dork new word blend added in 2022 |
| 32% | AMEN | 4 | Word that appears in the New Testament ... and in the phrase "New Testament" |
| 31% | BITCOIN | 7 | Most popular cryptocurrency, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2016 |
| 30% | ILOVE | 5 | Words before "New York" and "Paris," in song titles |
| 30% | EMOJI | 5 | Smiley you send in text messages, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2015 |
| 29% | PAPERCARRIERS | 13 | Morning news deliverers ... or based on a hidden word in each, what 20-, 27- and 43-Across are? |
| 29% | NATO | 4 | Defense grp. in 2022 news |
| 28% | SELFIE | 6 | A self-portrait photo you take on your phone, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 28% | KIEV | 4 | Capital city of note in 2022 news |
| 28% | ITSELF | 6 | Word after in and of |
| 28% | LIEU | 4 | Word between in and of |
| 28% | ETALIA | 6 | And others, in other words |
| 28% | ETALII | 6 | And others, in other words |
| 27% | MIDTERMS | 8 | US elections in 2022 and 2026, for example |
| 27% | CROWDFUND | 9 | Raise money from a large number of people on the Internet, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 27% | QUIT | 4 | Word in many New Year's resolutions |
| 27% | AULD | 4 | Word in a New Year's song |
| 27% | POORER | 6 | Word before "in sickness and in health" |
| 27% | ERIE | 4 | New York and ___ Railroad, started in 1832 |
| 27% | INSERT | 6 | Add an image in Microsoft Word, say |
| 27% | WHITER | 6 | Word in ads for toothpaste and detergent |
| 27% | HANDS | 5 | Word hidden in "Royal flush and straight" |
| 27% | BOYS | 4 | Word after "Beach" and "Backstreet," in music |
| 27% | IFEEL | 5 | Words before "Fine" and "Pretty" in song |
| 27% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that must be added to 1-, 8-, 65- and 66-Across for their clues to make sense [with a visual hint in the grid] |
| 27% | TACT | 4 | Carefulness in words and actions |
| 26% | AULD | 4 | Word in a New Year's Eve song |
| 26% | FLUTTERNUTTER | 13 | Word for a peanut-butter-and-marshmallow-creme sandwich that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 26% | AVENUES | 7 | In New York, Lexington and Park are these |
| 26% | MAGS | 4 | New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, in brief |