| 100% | CHALAMET | 8 | Co-chair of the 2021 Met Gala, along with Gorman, Eilish, and Osaka |
| 36% | GASPAR | 6 | One of the Magi, along with Melchior and Balthazar |
| 36% | RHETORIC | 8 | Part of the trivium, along with grammar and logic |
| 35% | GREEN | 5 | Along with gold, ___ and 8a are the traditional colors of Christmas decorations |
| 35% | ATHOS | 5 | One of the Three Musketeers, along with Porthos and Aramis |
| 35% | PAPA | 4 | One of the Three Bears, along with Mama and Baby |
| 35% | DELOITTE | 8 | Member of the "Big Four," along with Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC |
| 34% | FATS | 4 | One of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrates and proteins |
| 34% | ABC | 3 | One of the Big Three networks, along with NBC and CBS |
| 34% | DHARMA | 6 | Component, along with the Buddha and the sangha, of Buddhism’s Three Jewels |
| 34% | AOL | 3 | One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with fire, earth, and water |
| 34% | AER | 3 | One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra |
| 34% | DANTE | 5 | One of the so-called "Three Crowns of Florence," along with Petrarch and Boccaccio |
| 33% | PIERCEARROW | 11 | Third member of the Three “P”s of luxury automobiles, along with Packard and Peerless |
| 33% | UMAMI | 5 | Fifth of the five basic tastes along with bitter, salty, sour and sweet |
| 33% | JACK | 4 | With 41-Across, co-creator of Captain America and the Hulk |
| 32% | DICKCLEMENT | 11 | Co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads |
| 32% | JANET | 5 | Chair of the Fed between Ben and Jerome |
| 31% | CLEMENT | 7 | Dick —, co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads |
| 31% | APU | 3 | Member of the Be Sharps along with Homer, Barney, and Seymour, on The Simpsons |
| 31% | TINKERTAILOR | 12 | "___ Soldier, Spy," a 2011 spy film starring Tom Hardy along with the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JACKKIRBY | 9 | With Stan Lee, co-creator of the Hulk and Thor |
| 31% | NYALA | 5 | Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck |
| 31% | DANTON | 6 | Georges who was a key member of the Jacobin Club, along with Robespierre and Marat |
| 30% | ARAFAT | 6 | Yasser __, chair of the PLO and Nobel prize winner |
| 30% | LOVEFORSALE | 11 | 2021 collaborative album with the single "I Get a Kick Out of You" by Lady Gaga and 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 30% | NINA | 4 | One of Columbus's ships, along with the Pinta and the Santa Maria |
| 30% | NAOMI | 5 | With 33-Across, four-time Grand Slam champion who was one of the cohosts of the 2021 Met Gala |
| 29% | NYC | 3 | Loc. of the Met and the Mets |