| 100% | MEDIAPERSON | 11 | Article on a baby that's snatched up by a news anchor? |
| 40% | MORE | 4 | Word on a link that opens up the whole article |
| 40% | BARFIGHT | 8 | Brawl that's broken up by a bouncer |
| 39% | INCOLDBLOOD | 11 | *1967 movie based on a series of New Yorker articles by Truman Capote |
| 35% | MIKED | 5 | Wired up, as a news anchor |
| 34% | TREND | 5 | News that may be illustrated by a graph |
| 34% | BRAND | 5 | ___ image, identity that is built up by a company via marketing |
| 34% | BLOOPERS | 8 | On-camera mistakes that may end up in a comedy reel |
| 34% | DAY | 3 | "The Promise of a New ___," song by Paula Abdul that hit no.1 on the Billboard charts in the '90s |
| 34% | CRY | 3 | Noise picked up by a baby monitor |
| 33% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 33% | VACATION | 8 | 1982 single by the Go-Go's that's on a July playlist |
| 33% | HEATWAVE | 8 | 1975 single by Linda Ronstadt that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STAYSWARM | 9 | Cuddles up by a fire on a cold day |
| 33% | SWEETIE | 7 | "You're doing amazing, ___," dialogue by Kris Jenner on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" that became a meme |
| 33% | SURFINSAFARI | 12 | 1962 single by the Beach Boys that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SUMMERBREEZE | 12 | 1972 single by Seals and Crofts that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MAMA | 4 | Word that might be said by a talking baby doll |
| 33% | ONLINEAD | 8 | Promo that may pop up on a website (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LANE | 4 | Path on a road that is marked by street lines |
| 32% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle |
| 32% | OHS | 3 | Creation of Pres. Bush in Oct. 2001 headed up by Tom Ridge, that was made into a full dept. on November 25, 2002 (abbr.) |
| 32% | OEM | 3 | May be on a CD that comes with a new PC |
| 32% | BATHEANDSWITCH | 14 | Become a new person by washing up? |
| 32% | CORK | 4 | Something that goes out with a bang on New Year’s Eve? |
| 32% | CIS | 3 | "Heterosexual ___ people ... have staked their whole sexuality on a bet that each other's genders are real." (Torrey Peters, "Detransition, Baby") |
| 32% | ART | 3 | Collection held up by magnets on a refrigerator |
| 32% | SNARE | 5 | One that gets hit on by a drummer? |
| 32% | THOMASTALLIS | 12 | Ralph Vaughan Williams piece that's a favorite of classical music stations, Fantasia on a Theme by ___ |
| 31% | TED | 3 | Actor Knight who played a news anchor on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" |