| 100% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper with an annual Puzzle Mania section, for short |
| 49% | YWCA | 4 | Org. with an annual Week Without Violence, for short |
| 48% | INDY | 4 | State capital with an annual auto race, for short |
| 46% | PTOWN | 5 | Cape Cod destination with an annual Women's Week, for short |
| 45% | GRE | 3 | Exam with an unscored experimental section, for short |
| 39% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper with a "Modern Love" column, for short |
| 39% | SEM | 3 | It may end with an exam, for short |
| 39% | CROC | 4 | Animal often confused with an alligator, for short |
| 38% | OBITS | 5 | Newspaper section, for short |
| 38% | SPOTIFY | 7 | With 38-Across, annual compilation often shared on social media, and an apt place for four of this puzzle's long answers? |
| 38% | MIT | 3 | College that hosts an annual "Mystery Hunt," for short |
| 38% | ALUM | 4 | One with an alma mater, for short |
| 38% | KSU | 3 | School with an Olathe campus, for short |
| 38% | WAPO | 4 | Newspaper with the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness," for short |
| 37% | INDY | 4 | Site of an annual 500-mile race, for short |
| 37% | AMEX | 4 | Company with an ultra-exclusive Centurion Card, for short |
| 36% | NBA | 3 | League with an inaugural 2023 in-season tournament, for short |
| 36% | CMAS | 4 | Prizes bestowed at an annual Nashville ceremony, for short |
| 36% | SWAP | 4 | With 67-Across, an appropriate title for this puzzle? |
| 35% | FRUITFLIES | 10 | Short-lived pests ... or an alternative title for this puzzle |
| 33% | SINKING | 7 | With 44-Down, an "uh-oh" sensation ... or an apt title for this puzzle |
| 33% | ELLENSHOW | 9 | 2001-2 sitcom, or an apt title for this puzzle, with "The" |
| 33% | HENRY | 5 | O. ___ Award, an annual American award for short stories which is named after writer William Sydney Porter |
| 33% | WSJ | 3 | Paper with a "Mansion" section, for short |
| 33% | THEWEARING | 10 | With 112 Across, Irish street ballad that serves as an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 33% | MCDOUBLE | 8 | Golden Arches order with two patties, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| 32% | AMERICA | 7 | "Sister Golden Hair" rock band with an appropriate name for this puzzle (despite having been formed in England) |
| 32% | LSATS | 5 | Exams with Analytical Reasoning sections, for short |
| 32% | REB | 3 | Picture puzzle with words, for short |
| 32% | CCS | 3 | Shares an email with, for short |