| 100% | MSM | 3 | Janet D. Schenck's institute in Upper West Side, NYC: Abbr. |
| 57% | MSM | 3 | Private conservatory in Upper West Side, NYC: Abbr. |
| 30% | STEELE | 6 | D S —, England Test cricketer who made 106 against West Indies in Nottingham in 1976 |
| 29% | ZABARS | 6 | Renowned Upper West Side deli |
| 27% | CSU | 3 | Research institute in Fort Collins: Abbr. |
| 26% | USMA | 4 | West Point institute: Abbr. |
| 26% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that's the most applied to in the US: Abbr. |
| 26% | MARIA | 5 | Tony's love, in West Side Story |
| 25% | AVE | 3 | Abbr. for a Park in NYC |
| 25% | DEM | 3 | D as in D.C.?: Abbr. |
| 25% | HMS | 3 | Abbr. in a G. & S. title |
| 25% | RNY | 3 | Abbr. after Al D'Amato's name when he was in office |
| 25% | MSM | 3 | Charlie Puth's alma mater in NYC: Abbr. |
| 25% | USC | 3 | West coast power in NCAA baseball: Abbr. |
| 25% | AVE | 3 | Pennsylvania, in D.C.: Abbr. |
| 25% | REP | 3 | Title in D.C.: Abbr. |
| 25% | EVENS | 5 | Choice in choosing up sides |
| 25% | KSTAR | 5 | Magnetic fusion device at a research institute in Korea: Abbr. |
| 25% | DEBOSE | 6 | Ariana, won an Oscar for West Side Story in 2022 |
| 25% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr. |
| 25% | USC | 3 | Side in college athletics' Crosstown Cup rivalry: Abbr. |
| 24% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr. |
| 24% | CORK | 4 | D G —, England Test cricketer who took 7-43 against West Indies at Lord's in 1995 |
| 24% | SEN | 3 | One in an upper chamber: Abbr. |
| 24% | EGGYOLK | 7 | The "sun" in "sunny side up" |
| 24% | YOLK | 4 | The "sun" in "sunny side up" |
| 24% | SSRS | 4 | They broke up in 1991: Abbr. |
| 24% | ASAP | 4 | "Hurry up!" in an email: Abbr. |
| 24% | ENL | 3 | Blown up in the darkroom: Abbr. |
| 24% | EDT | 3 | Summer hours in D.C.: Abbr. |