| 100% | BIGTEN | 6 | NCAA group that will add four new members in 2024 |
| 36% | SEC | 3 | Collegiate conference that added Oklahoma and Texas as members starting in July 2024: Abbr. |
| 35% | PLO | 3 | Arab group that was founded in Jerusalem: Abbr. |
| 34% | RUNDMC | 6 | Hip-hop group that was Raising Hell in 1986 |
| 34% | NHL | 3 | Sports group that was organized in Quebec in 1917: Abbr. |
| 34% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 33% | NHL | 3 | Pro sports group that will soon add the Seattle Kraken: Abbr. |
| 33% | CAMARO | 6 | Chevrolet that will be discontinued in 2024 |
| 33% | ALERO | 5 | Olds that was once in the news |
| 33% | IRA | 3 | Militant group that was involved in "the Troubles" in the UK: Abbr. |
| 33% | AMISH | 5 | Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will) |
| 32% | DOH | 3 | "The Simpsons" exclamation that was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 |
| 32% | CHOIR | 5 | Church singing group that might be in a loft |
| 32% | BAGELS | 6 | Dense bread rings that are popular in New York |
| 32% | NETS | 4 | Brooklyn NBA squad that was formerly in New Jersey |
| 32% | SWORDS | 6 | Weapons that are one of the four suits in tarot |
| 32% | NHL | 3 | Sports group that added the Seattle Kraken in 2021: Abbr. |
| 32% | AMEX | 4 | Credit card company that is headquartered in New York City |
| 32% | NOBLE | 5 | Barnes & ___, publishing company that is headquartered in New York City |
| 32% | ICE | 3 | Italian ___, sweet treat that is popular in New York City |
| 32% | KEY | 3 | ___ Food, supermarket collective that is headquartered in New York City |
| 32% | SAG | 3 | ___-AFTRA (actors' union that was on strike in 2024): Abbr. |
| 32% | OED | 3 | Ref. that added "group chat" in 2024 |
| 32% | MINGDYNASTY | 11 | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |
| 32% | SAMBAS | 6 | Dances from Brazil that were added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2005 |
| 31% | OPEC | 4 | Intl. group that has no members in Europe or North America |
| 31% | IBM | 3 | Tech company that was founded in Endicott, New York in 1911 |
| 31% | HARD | 4 | ___ pass, term for a firm rejection that was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2021 |
| 31% | NATO | 4 | Group that Finland and Sweden would be the 31st and 32nd members of: Abbr. |
| 31% | STEAK | 5 | Delmonico ___, thick-cut beef preparation that was popularized in New York City |