| 100% | OMOO | 4 | Novel that ends "By noon, the island had gone down in the horizon; and all before us was the wide Pacific" |
| 31% | RARE | 4 | "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most ___ and beautiful of all," quote by the Emperor in Disney's "Mulan" |
| 31% | SHARD | 5 | The ___, 95-story skyscraper that is the tallest building in the U.K. and the European Union, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano |
| 30% | WEB | 3 | World Wide ___, invention by Tim Berners-Lee that was mentioned in the sci-fi novel "Dial F for Frankenstein" by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 30% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ASLEEP | 6 | "When We All Fall ___, Where Do We Go?," studio album by Billie Eilish that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2020 |
| 30% | ACME | 4 | The company that was shown to have made all the evil weapons used by Wile E. Coyote to try and catch the Roadrunner |
| 30% | REEK | 4 | Huge creature that went on a rampage in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" and was killed by the marksmanship of Jango Fett |
| 30% | ROMANTICISM | 11 | Art movement that originated in Europe towards the end of 18th century which is characterized by its emphasis emotion and individualism |
| 29% | OATH | 4 | In the statement required by those becoming US nationals, the phrase "on ___" may be replaced by "and solemnly affirm" |
| 29% | SEESAW | 6 | Up and down we go in the park |
| 29% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 29% | YOUR | 4 | "Go ___ Own Way," 1976 song by Fleetwood Mac that was their first top-ten hit in the U.S. |
| 29% | ABA | 3 | Island in the White Nile in Sudan that is the base for the moderate Islamic and centrist Umma Party in Sudan |
| 29% | LEAD | 4 | Metal that has been banned from paint in the US |
| 29% | ROBOT | 5 | Invention that was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "R.U.R" by Karel Capek from which the name was derived |
| 29% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | "The Bird-catcher and the ___," a popular fable by 38-Down that has a traditional tune in the Isle of Man |
| 28% | DOTCOM | 6 | Business that may have gone boom and then bust in the '90s |
| 28% | POGO | 4 | Comic strip that popularized the anti-pollution message “We have met the enemy and he is us” |
| 28% | SPOOLHEELS | 10 | Women’s shoe parts that are wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle |
| 28% | GUAM | 4 | Pacific island ceded by Spain to the U.S. in 1899 |
| 28% | EPIC | 4 | “The novel is the ___ of a world that has been abandoned by God”: György Lukács |
| 28% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel that was chronicled in the book "Those Guys Have All the Fun" |
| 28% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___," 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the 2130s |
| 28% | ALTERNATIVE | 11 | ___ rock, style of music that was popularized in the 90s and has sub-genres like emo and post-grunge |
| 28% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 28% | RYE | 3 | "The Catcher in the ___," novel by J.D. Salinger that is set in New York City |
| 28% | DANCING | 7 | "___ in the Street," song covered by David Bowie and Mick Jagger that was recorded in 1985 |
| 28% | WALES | 5 | Prince of ___ Island, Alaska's island that is the fourth-largest island in the US |
| 28% | WORDLE | 6 | Game created by Josh Wardle that went viral in 2022 and was purchased by NYT |