| 100% | DRC | 3 | Country in the 2024 documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat,” for short |
| 36% | NYT | 3 | Paper featured in the documentary "Page One," for short |
| 36% | FRO | 3 | Been in the freezer for a while, for short |
| 35% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |
| 35% | IMMIGRATE | 9 | To live in a new country for permanent residence |
| 35% | OBIT | 4 | A eulogy in the paper, for short |
| 35% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 34% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, as what to air, for short |
| 34% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |
| 34% | POBOX | 5 | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |
| 34% | MISRULE | 7 | Reason for a coup d'état |
| 33% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 33% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA, for short |
| 33% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA , for short |
| 33% | MED | 3 | Many a shot in the arm, for short? |
| 33% | ACE | 3 | The A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 33% | IVES | 4 | Burl —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Big Country |
| 33% | CROSBY | 6 | Bing —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Country Girl |
| 33% | KELLY | 5 | Grace —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Country Girl |
| 33% | ENYA | 4 | Singer for whom a fish native to the Orinoco was named in 2017 |
| 33% | SUDAN | 5 | Country in which the effects of war and displacement led U.N. experts to warn of widespread famine (October, 2024) |
| 33% | VMA | 3 | Award in the shape of a Moon Person, for short |
| 32% | NOTREDAME | 9 | Gothic cathedral expected to reopen to the public in 2024 after a 2019 fire |
| 32% | BRB | 3 | "I need to step away from the conversation for a second," in a text |
| 32% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 32% | OPEC | 4 | Organization formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 32% | PAGE | 4 | Geraldine —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Trip to Bountiful |
| 32% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1960 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |