| 100% | TOKYOGAMES | 10 | Event of 1964 and 2020 |
| 59% | JAPAN | 5 | Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 55% | TOKYO | 5 | 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics host |
| 51% | ONENIGHTINMIAMI | 15 | 2020 film that dramatizes a real-life 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke |
| 50% | WARS | 4 | Events of 1914-18 and 1939-45 |
| 48% | ROYALWEDDINGS | 13 | Events of 7/29/81 and 4/29/11 |
| 46% | EXPERIENCE | 10 | Observation and knowledge of event |
| 46% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1964 and 2020 |
| 46% | ALI | 3 | World champion of 1964-67, 1974-78 and 1978-79 |
| 46% | IRENA | 5 | ___ Szewinska, Olympic sprinting gold medalist of 1964, 1968 and 1976 |
| 45% | BREXIT | 6 | Event of 1/31/2020 |
| 45% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 44% | DAHL | 4 | Roald —, author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 44% | FLASHBACK | 9 | Sudden and vivid memory of a past event |
| 44% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | A printed daily summary and report of events |
| 43% | THEOLYMPICGAMES | 15 | Event suggested by the starts of 17-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 43% | WAP | 3 | Best song of 2020, per Pitchfork and Rolling Stone |
| 43% | POD | 3 | Group of close friends and relatives, in 2020-speak |
| 43% | BADBUNNY | 8 | Spotify’s most streamed artist of 2020 and 2021 |
| 43% | PARADES | 7 | Fourth of July and Veterans Day events |
| 42% | SOUL | 4 | 2020 Pixar film with the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey |
| 42% | ONWARD | 6 | 2020 Pixar film featuring the voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt |
| 42% | MICHAELACOEL | 12 | Creator and star of “I May Destroy You” (June, 2020) |
| 42% | ROLEX | 5 | Big sponsor of golf, sailing, tennis, motorsport and equestrian events |
| 42% | METERS | 6 | Standard units of measurement for Olympic track and field events |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of the 2018, 2020 and 2022 Olympics |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of the 2018, 2020, and 2022 Olympics |
| 41% | FUNNYGIRL | 9 | 1964 Broadway musical about the life and career of 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CIRCLE | 6 | ___ of Lights, Christmas event in Indiana featuring the Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| 41% | SHIVA | 5 | “___ Baby,” 2020 comedy with shots of mourners eating bagels and lox |