| 100% | PEPSI | 5 | Drink created in New Bern, NC, by Caleb Bradham in 1893 which he named "Brad's Drink" |
| 30% | PEPSI | 5 | Coca-Cola rival that was originally called "Brad's Drink" by its inventor, Caleb Bradham |
| 28% | PEPSI | 5 | Cola that was introduced in 1893 as Brad's Drink |
| 27% | BOURBON | 7 | A night street in New Orleans and a drink's name |
| 27% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 25% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film starring Anthony Hopkins, which has the same name as the iconic serial killer portrayed by him in the film. |
| 25% | PEPSI | 5 | Beverage originally named Brad's Drink |
| 25% | PEPSI | 5 | Cola originally named Brad's Drink |
| 25% | EROICA | 6 | Name by which Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major, Op 55 is known |
| 24% | ARNO | 4 | River into which Elena throws Lila’s notebooks, in Elena Ferrante’s “The Story of a New Name” |
| 24% | ARTHURCURRY | 11 | The real name of Aquaman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Jason Momoa in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 24% | RULESOF | 7 | "___ Civility," 2011 novel by Amor Towles which begins on New Year's eve in 1937: 2 wds. |
| 23% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding in which the titular character meets her lover at a New Year's party |
| 23% | BARRY | 5 | With 21a, the real name of The Flash, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Ezra Miller in the new film |
| 23% | DIANAPRINCE | 11 | The real name of Wonder Woman, from Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Gal Gadot in the new film: 2 wds. |
| 23% | POWERCREEP | 10 | Process by which new content makes older content obsolete, in gaming |
| 23% | EMPEROR | 7 | — Concerto, name by which Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, Opus 73, is known |
| 23% | ATLANTA | 7 | TV series created by Donald Glover which is named after the capital of Georgia |
| 23% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 23% | BRUCE | 5 | With 21a, the real name of Batman from, Cartoon Network's "Justice League," played by Ben Affleck in the new film (released yesterday) |
| 23% | ALLBLACKS | 9 | Name by which the New Zealand national rugby union team is known |
| 23% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 23% | NEWLOOK | 7 | Name by which the women's fashion lines Corolle and Huit, introduced in 1947 by Christian Dior, came to be known |
| 23% | KEENE | 5 | Only city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, which sounds as though it's populated by a really enthusiastic crowd |
| 23% | BARNABAS | 8 | Name given by the Apostles to the Levite Joseph in the New Testament |
| 23% | NIXON | 5 | He's mocked by Arlo Guthrie in "Presidential Rag" |
| 22% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | American film by James Whale in which a fictional scientist creates a monster in his lab |
| 22% | MOMSSPAGHETTI | 13 | Restaurant opened by Eminem, in 2021, which takes its name from a line in “Lose Yourself” |
| 22% | MAYBELLENE | 10 | Song by 17-Across in which he asks a girl, "Why can't you be true?" |
| 22% | ECHOBURNING | 11 | 2001 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps a woman named Carmen: 2 wds. |