| 100% | SCR | 3 | Annual law journal that covers the legal implications of decisions from the bench of the nation's top jurists (abbr.) |
| 28% | ADJUDGING | 9 | Making legal decisions from the bench in court |
| 28% | SACRA | 5 | Via ___, ancient Rome's main street that led from the top of the Capitoline Hill to the Colosseum |
| 27% | ROOF | 4 | Structure that covers the top of a building |
| 27% | BATS | 4 | Mammals that hang from the top of a cave |
| 26% | ITAL | 4 | From the nation that gave us pizza and Parmesan: Abbr. |
| 26% | MACE | 4 | Flavorful spice that is derived from the covering of nutmeg seeds |
| 25% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | "Tommy" song sung by 47-Across that's the only cover of a Who song to reach the Top 10 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | USA | 3 | Nation with 14 of the world's top 20 billionaires |
| 25% | COURT | 5 | Supreme ___, where landmark decisions shape the legal landscape of a nation |
| 24% | NICO | 4 | “The Velvet Underground & ___” (1967 album that topped Billboard’s list of the best album covers of all time in August, 2023) |
| 24% | CUBA | 4 | Nation that's home to the Palace of the Revolution |
| 24% | HEART | 5 | Gift from the Wizard of Oz that's really a clock |
| 24% | HOMO | 4 | Name of the quarterly peer-reviewed journal that covers the subject of comparative human biology |
| 23% | EUR | 3 | It covers 6.8% of the earth's land area: Abbr. |
| 23% | UNPIN | 5 | Remove, as a tweet from the top of one's profile |
| 23% | UNPIN | 5 | Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet |
| 23% | WHENDOVESCRY | 12 | Song from the album 28-Across that was the top-selling single of 1984 (3 wds.) |
| 23% | AGLET | 5 | That little plastic covering at the tip of a sweatshirt's string |
| 23% | FYI | 3 | Abbr. that's at the start of many forwarded emails |
| 23% | ARNO | 4 | Sight from the top of the Leaning Tower |
| 23% | ATL | 3 | Ocean that's east of the US: Abbr. |
| 23% | NCAA | 4 | Group that's the subject of "bracketology": Abbr. |
| 23% | NOISE | 5 | "A Cellarful of ___," music entrepreneur Brian Epstein's autobiography that covers the early days of The Beatles |
| 23% | USA | 3 | Nation that won the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Abbr. |
| 23% | ECOL | 4 | Branch of science that's the study of the environment: Abbr. |
| 23% | ESE | 3 | Compass direction that's the opposite of WNW: Abbr. |
| 23% | ECOL | 4 | Science that's the focus of Earth Day: Abbr. |
| 23% | BOX | 3 | "Squawk ___," business news TV program co-hosted by Joe Kernen that covers news from the world of finance |
| 23% | OORAH | 5 | Marines' battle cry that legend says migrated from the sound of a sub's diving klaxon |