| 100% | CIA | 3 | Covert group featured in many Tom Clancy novels: Abbr. |
| 75% | CIA | 3 | Group featured in many Tom Clancy best-sellers: Abbr. |
| 69% | CIA | 3 | Government group in many Tom Clancy novels: Abbr. |
| 55% | CIA | 3 | Spy group in Tom Clancy novels: Abbr. |
| 54% | CIA | 3 | Org. in many Tom Clancy novels |
| 49% | CIA | 3 | Jack Ryan's government group, in Tom Clancy novels: Abbr. |
| 45% | CIA | 3 | Covert ops group featured in the Melissa McCarthy comedy "Spy": Abbr. |
| 43% | CIA | 3 | Covert group in many spy thrillers (Abbr.) |
| 43% | CIA | 3 | Org. in many Tom Clancy books |
| 42% | CIA | 3 | Spy group featured in "Covert Affairs": Abbr. |
| 40% | CIA | 3 | Spy group featured in "Argo": Abbr. |
| 39% | COLDWAR | 7 | Conflict featured in many spy novels (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CIA | 3 | Covert group depicted in "Argo": Abbr. |
| 38% | FBI | 3 | Crime-fighting agency featured in many Catherine Coulter novels (Abbr.) |
| 38% | NWA | 3 | Rap group featured in the film "Straight Outta Compton": Abbr. |
| 38% | CIA | 3 | Organization in many spy novels: Abbr. |
| 38% | COLDWAR | 7 | U.S./USSR conflict featured in many spy novels (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NFL | 3 | Sports group featured in the 2015 movie "Concussion": Abbr. |
| 37% | CIA | 3 | US organization in many spy novels: Abbr. |
| 37% | CIA | 3 | US espionage group featured in the Bourne movies: Abbr. |
| 37% | KGB | 3 | Spy org. in a Tom Clancy novel |
| 37% | CIA | 3 | Org. in Tom Clancy novels |
| 37% | ASSN | 4 | Abbr. in many group names |
| 36% | KGB | 3 | Cold War group in many John le Carré novels (Abbr.) |
| 35% | KGB | 3 | Soviet spy group featured in FX's "The Americans": Abbr. |
| 35% | USO | 3 | Military entertainment group featured in "For the Boys" (Abbr.) |
| 35% | CIA | 3 | Spy group featured in 14-Across (Abbr.) |
| 35% | PLO | 3 | Mideast political group featured in "Munich" (Abbr.) |
| 35% | CIA | 3 | Covert group in "Argo" (Abbr.) |
| 35% | CIA | 3 | Spy group featured in TV's "Homeland" (Abbr.) |