| 100% | BPA | 3 | Chemical compound banned in baby bottles by the F.D.A., for short |
| 37% | FRI | 3 | The F in "TGIF," for short |
| 34% | ROE | 3 | Court case overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, for short |
| 34% | PLACENTA | 8 | Nourishment for a baby in the womb |
| 33% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 33% | ONE | 3 | "___ for the Money" (first in a mystery series by Janet Evanovich) |
| 33% | TRAINING | 8 | Prepping for a swim gala by exercising in the pool |
| 33% | BDS | 3 | Economic protest movement partly inspired by the anti-apartheid fight in South Africa, for short |
| 32% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |
| 32% | ROO | 3 | Baby in a pouch, for short |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA, for short |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA , for short |
| 32% | ATARIS | 6 | Consoles for participants in a short-lived "Swordquest" competition in the 1980s |
| 32% | GMOS | 4 | They're regulated by the F.D.A. |
| 32% | CERIA | 5 | Short name for the compound with the formula CeO2, used by glassmaking hobbyists for polishing |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 32% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |
| 31% | JUUL | 4 | Vaping brand that was targeted by the F.D.A. |
| 31% | FLYING | 6 | The 'f' in UFO, old term for a mysterious object |
| 31% | AZT | 3 | The F.D.A. approved it in 1987 |
| 31% | OBIT | 4 | A eulogy in the paper, for short |
| 31% | CCR | 3 | Band loved by the Dude in The Big Lebowski, for short |
| 31% | ENIWETOK | 8 | Pacific Ocean atoll taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons |
| 31% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MAKING | 6 | "___ a Fire," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in 2022 |
| 30% | TAN | 3 | Farmer's ___ (result of wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the sun for a long time) |
| 30% | FRI | 3 | The "F" in TGIF, for short |
| 30% | NORTHSTAR | 9 | Thing located in the night sky by extending a line from circle F past circle G |
| 30% | DRAG | 4 | Term in physics for the retarding force exerted by air or fluid surrounding a moving object |
| 30% | VMA | 3 | Award in the shape of a Moon Person, for short |