| 100% | HOYA | 4 | Georgetown's oldest newspaper, first published on January 14, 1920 (with "The") |
| 35% | REAGAN | 6 | First U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 35% | BULLDOGEDITIONS | 15 | First newspapers on the street |
| 34% | EBAY | 4 | "Weird Al" Yankovic song with the lyrics "Tell me why I bid on Shatner's old toupée" |
| 34% | BUGGLES | 7 | Band with the first video on MTV, with "the" |
| 33% | KRIS | 4 | First name on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" |
| 33% | SPORTSPAGE | 10 | Newspaper part with reports on the Devils and Angels |
| 33% | DEA | 3 | With 14-Down, figs. in the war on drugs |
| 33% | LAKE | 4 | With 14-Across, water on the California/Nevada border |
| 32% | BENJAMINFRANKLIN | 16 | Image that appears with the 20-Across on an old half dollar |
| 32% | THESPOILS | 9 | 1897 Henry James novel first published in serial form as The Old Things |
| 32% | MTWTF | 5 | Series often seen with S's on the ends |
| 31% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DAVIDCUFIELD | 12 | First living magician with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 30% | SYRIA | 5 | Country with the world's oldest capital |
| 30% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 30% | LEITH | 5 | Port on the Firth of Forth that merged with Edinburgh in 1920 |
| 30% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | "Heart Attack" singer whose first TV series lead role was on the Disney Channel's "Sonny with a Chance": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALSOP | 5 | Old political journalist with the newspaper column "Matter of Fact" |
| 30% | LOVEBOAT | 8 | Old TV show set on the Pacific Princess, with "The" |
| 30% | WORLD | 5 | New York newspaper that published the first crossword |
| 30% | ANA | 3 | Movie released on January 3 this year with Andy García and Dafne Keen in the title role |
| 30% | NEWHAVEN | 8 | City with the world's first telephone directory (1878) |
| 30% | BULOVA | 6 | Watchmaker with the first U.S. TV commercial, 1941 |
| 29% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Sports movie with the line "I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second" |
| 29% | AGAPE | 5 | With one's jaw on the floor |
| 29% | INAWE | 5 | With one's jaw on the floor |
| 29% | ORVILLEWRIGHT | 13 | Inventor who, along with his elder brother, developed the first the airplane: 2 wds |
| 29% | USMA | 4 | Inst. with the fight song "On, Brave Old Army Team" |