| 100% | CIA | 3 | Covert grp. led by Mike Pompeo from 2017-18 |
| 35% | THECIA | 6 | Org. headed by Mike Pompeo |
| 33% | CIA | 3 | Spy group currently headed by Mike Pompeo: Abbr. |
| 31% | NATO | 4 | Grp. joined by Montenegro in 2017 |
| 30% | HUD | 3 | Cabinet dept. led by Ben Carson beginning in 2017 |
| 30% | THEFBI | 6 | Law org. led by Christopher A. Wray since 2017 |
| 30% | PLO | 3 | Grp. once led by Arafat |
| 30% | UAR | 3 | Grp. once led by Nasser |
| 28% | MOSUL | 5 | City recaptured from ISIL by Iraq in 2017 |
| 27% | BELIEVER | 8 | The lead single from the album "Evolve" by 33-Across |
| 27% | NEYMAR | 6 | Brazil footballer signed by Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 |
| 26% | TEN | 3 | "___ Years Gone," song by Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 26% | YOUTALKINTOME | 13 | Memorable quote from "Taxi Driver," ad-libbed by 18-Across: 4 wds. |
| 26% | DOROTHYGALE | 11 | Girl from Kansas in 32-Across played by 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | HEYNCKES | 8 | Jupp —, coach of football club Bayern Munich from 2017-18 |
| 26% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 26% | PENCE | 5 | Mike —, Governor of Indiana from 2013-17; 2017-21 vice president of the United States |
| 26% | FOREVER | 7 | Song by the band DNCE from "The Lego Batman Movie" released in 2017 |
| 26% | MAGICA | 6 | ___ De Spell, female villain from the 2017 "DuckTales" series voiced by Catherine Tate |
| 26% | TONY | 4 | Mob boss ___ Soprano, the lead character from "The Sopranos" played by 4-Across |
| 25% | EXAMPLE | 7 | Lead by __ |
| 25% | SOS | 3 | Mike Pompeo, briefly |
| 25% | TAKEMYBREATH | 12 | 2021 hit by The Weeknd, and the lead single from "Dawn FM": 3 wds. |
| 25% | SETTINGTHEPACE | 14 | Leading by example |
| 25% | HOTLINEBLING | 12 | Lead single from Drake's fourth album "Views," that won him two Grammys in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MISTY | 5 | "___ Mountain Hop," song by Led Zeppelin that references a location from Tolkien's "The Hobbit" |
| 24% | CIA | 3 | Mike Pompeo's org. |
| 24% | AURIER | 6 | Serge —, Ivory Coast defender signed by Tottenham Hotspur FC from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 |
| 24% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | Title shared by top 10 hits from Post Malone in 2017 and Nickelback in 2006 |
| 24% | MENTOR | 6 | Lead by the hand |