| 100% | LEDE | 4 | Intro of a news article, in journalism lingo |
| 69% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a news story, in journalism lingo |
| 52% | LEDE | 4 | Opening of an article, in journalism lingo |
| 52% | LEDE | 4 | Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed") |
| 50% | DATELINE | 8 | Start of a news article |
| 49% | QUOTE | 5 | Common feature of a news article |
| 44% | TEE | 3 | Start of a new hole in golf |
| 44% | LEDES | 5 | Article starters, in journalism lingo |
| 44% | SET | 3 | Three of a kind, in poker lingo |
| 43% | RATS | 4 | Target of a new czar in New York City |
| 43% | MOD | 3 | Alteration of a video game, in gamer lingo |
| 43% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a newspaper article, in journalese |
| 43% | RELOAD | 6 | Put a new roll of film in |
| 42% | RHODE | 5 | First word of a state in New England |
| 42% | AREAMAN | 7 | Local, in a news article |
| 42% | BRONXACCENT | 11 | Telltale sign of a New Yorker, in a manner of speaking? |
| 42% | JUMPINGTHESHARK | 15 | Beginning of a decline in quality, in TV lingo |
| 42% | UFO | 3 | Subject of a museum in Roswell, New Mexico (Abbr.) |
| 42% | TVREPORTER | 10 | News provider in front of a camera |
| 41% | BIP | 3 | One-hundredth of a percent, in finance lingo |
| 41% | BIAS | 4 | Unfair slant in a news article |
| 41% | DUNCES | 6 | A Confederacy of __, novel set in New Orleans |
| 41% | STICKBALL | 9 | Focus of a sports hall of fame in New York City |
| 41% | GARMENT | 7 | Article of clothing; a piece in a fashion show |
| 40% | THECANTERBURYTESLA | 18 | Story of a motley group of pilgrims riding in their new auto? |
| 40% | KITCARSON | 9 | Eponym of a national forest in New Mexico |
| 39% | LEDE | 4 | News story intro, in journalism jargon |
| 39% | SIX | 3 | Half of a dozen or the next number in a New Year's countdown |
| 39% | PIZZARAT | 8 | Star of internet meme carrying a slice in New York |
| 39% | THIS | 4 | "___ Means War," 2012 film starring Chris Pine ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |