| 100% | MODI | 4 | He described his Hindu-nationalist power grab in Kashmir as “a new era” (August, 2019) |
| 32% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He reprised his role as a captain in Top Gun 2 |
| 32% | USHEREDIN | 9 | Heralded, as a new era |
| 32% | ENTERUPON | 9 | Begin, as a new era |
| 32% | USHERIN | 7 | Welcome, as a new era |
| 31% | USHERIN | 7 | Warmly welcome, as a new era |
| 31% | SEDARIS | 7 | Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" |
| 31% | BERNE | 5 | Where Einstein worked as a patent examiner while he figured out relativity in his spare time |
| 30% | USHERSIN | 8 | Signals the arrival of, as a new era |
| 30% | USHERIN | 7 | Mark the beginning of, as a new era (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RONALDINHO | 10 | Brazilian footballer who lost Coca-Cola as a sponsor after he was caught drinking Pepsi in a news conference |
| 29% | NOEL | 4 | Oasis member who once described his brother (and bandmate) as "a man with a fork in a world of soup" |
| 28% | NEWSOM | 6 | Artist described as "The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra" in a 2008 New York Times article |
| 28% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance, as a new actor in a movie, say |
| 28% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 28% | CATS | 4 | 2019 movie described in a Guardian review as "a purr-fectly dreadful hairball of woe" |
| 27% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 26% | GILA | 4 | Monster that Utah adopted as a state symbol in 2019 |
| 26% | COKE | 4 | New __: drink that made a comeback in 2019 |
| 26% | FIRSTRUN | 8 | New in theaters, as a film |
| 26% | THETORTURED | 11 | With 35-Across, 2024 album that led to a new era in the Eras Tour |
| 26% | OREO | 4 | Cookie used as a flavor in a new Barefoot red wine |
| 26% | PERSEPHONE | 10 | Goddess who serves as a major character in 2019's "Hadestown" |
| 26% | USURER | 6 | He takes a lot of interest in his work |
| 26% | HANSEL | 6 | He's saved by his sister, in a story |
| 26% | ADAPTATION | 10 | *2002 movie in which a Susan Orlean work is described as “that sprawling New Yorker shit” . . . or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 26% | ELBA | 4 | Actor Idris who made his Coachella debut as a DJ in 2019 |
| 26% | TOMTHUMB | 8 | He was a finger-sized hero in his fairy tale |
| 26% | RFK | 3 | He served as A.G. under his brother |
| 25% | MCCLOUD | 7 | 1970s US television drama series starring Dennis Weaver as a New Mexico cop in New York City |