| 100% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | It featured a high waist and wide shoulders |
| 38% | OMAN | 4 | Its flag features a dagger and two swords |
| 38% | SEC | 3 | "Now combine a high-quality triple ___ with lime juice and shake it well!" |
| 37% | MAINE | 5 | Its flag features a pine and the North Star |
| 37% | ELECTION | 8 | 1999 rom-com set in a high school featuring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick |
| 37% | DOUBLEOT | 8 | High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers |
| 36% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 35% | CLUELESS | 8 | 1995 coming-of-age rom-com set in a high school featuring Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone |
| 35% | BOUT | 4 | It features a series of rounds |
| 35% | YEN | 3 | 1-___ coin (currency with "State of Japan" and a young tree featured on it) |
| 34% | CHILE | 5 | Its coat of arms features a condor and Andean deer |
| 34% | ALLTHAT | 7 | "She's ___," 1999 rom-com set in a high school featuring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Cook: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DAZED | 5 | "___ and Confused," 1993 comedy set in a Texan high school featuring Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck |
| 34% | JENNYOFFILL | 11 | Author of “Weather,” featuring a fictional podcast called “Hell and High Water” about cultural degeneracy and climate change (February, 2020) |
| 33% | WINGS | 5 | *(2/5) They stop by a tree and spot a hummingbird fluttering its ___ at high speed |
| 33% | ANKLE | 5 | A high-top hides it |
| 33% | CHESSSET | 8 | It features kings and queens |
| 33% | ARSENAL | 7 | ___ F.C., Islington-based club that features a cannon on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | DIGITALDIVIDE | 13 | It separates those with access to technology and those without, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | GARDNER | 7 | Erle Stanley —, author of 1937 novel The D. A. Calls It Murder and others featuring Doug Selby |
| 33% | TIKTOK | 6 | App that features clips you can watch ... and sounds like it should be installed on a watch |
| 33% | ASTON | 5 | ___ Villa F.C., premier league club that features a lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | CHELSEA | 7 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | TOTTENHAM | 9 | ___ Hotspur F.C., premier league club that features a cockerel on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a liver bird on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | FDRMEMORIAL | 11 | It features a statue of a Scottie next to his master |
| 32% | THETUXEDO | 9 | Jackie Chan action film featuring a high-tech jacket |
| 32% | OZONE | 5 | A high flier may fly in it |
| 32% | PAIR | 4 | It beats a high card, in poker |
| 32% | TEEN | 4 | "___ Idol" (Meg Cabot novel featuring a high-school advice columnist) |