| 100% | JUDDLEGUM | 9 | Journalist with the Substack newsletter "Popular Information" |
| 40% | ALSOP | 5 | Old political journalist with the newspaper column "Matter of Fact" |
| 40% | UPDATE | 6 | Fill in with the latest information |
| 39% | REDDIT | 6 | Website with the popular page r/explainlikeimfive |
| 38% | IFSTONE | 7 | Journalist with a weekly newsletter from 1953 to 1971 |
| 38% | EMBED | 5 | Journalist in with the troops |
| 37% | OREOS | 5 | Popular black cookies with cream in the middle |
| 37% | MYST | 4 | Popular game with the sequel Riven |
| 36% | INSIDERS | 8 | People with privileged information; in the know |
| 36% | PECAN | 5 | With 47-Down, nut-filled dessert popular in the South |
| 35% | AYN | 3 | Rand popular with the Tea Party |
| 35% | HOSE | 4 | Plant-watering implement popular with kids in the summer |
| 35% | AREZZO | 6 | Italian town with a popular Joust of the Saracens |
| 35% | AGRA | 4 | Popular tourist city with the Taj Mahal |
| 34% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "Superstition" singer/songwriter honored with the 2009 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BOB | 3 | "___ the Builder," popular cartoon with a palindromic name in its title |
| 34% | SPIN | 4 | ___ the bottle (game popular with teens) |
| 34% | DANA | 4 | With 21-Down, journalist who co-hosts CNN's "State of the Union" |
| 33% | ZOOT | 4 | ___ suit (Harlem fashion innovation popular with Mexican Americans in the forties) |
| 33% | CRICUT | 6 | Cutting machine popular with the Etsy set |
| 33% | WEB | 3 | Information source, with "the" |
| 32% | PSY | 3 | Popular South Korean singer with the hit "Gentleman" |
| 32% | NEWSROOM | 8 | Aaron Sorkin television show about journalists, with "The" |
| 32% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | "Friends in Low Places" singer/songwriter honored with the 2020 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | "Say You, Say Me" singer/songwriter honored with the 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BOB | 3 | ___ Evans Restaurants, popular breakfast chain in the USA with a country-living theme |
| 32% | CHOPPER | 7 | Raleigh bike with long seat, popular in the '70s |
| 31% | PEACH | 5 | Popular stone fruit which is the main ingredient in cobbler, and is packed with 88% water |
| 31% | OZARKS | 6 | Popular tourist area, with "the" |
| 31% | GAP | 3 | Popular clothing store, with "The" |