| 100% | SOCHI | 5 | Olympic city where Zoich, a frog who became a meme on social media, was not admitted into the final mascot voting |
| 27% | GLASSJAW | 8 | A boxer who is not good at taking it on the chin |
| 26% | DEAD | 4 | With 8-Across, subject of a theory that claims that most of the activity on social media is generated by bots |
| 26% | TRENDED | 7 | Was a hit on social media |
| 26% | POPES | 5 | Religious leaders who use the @Pontifex handle on a certain social media app |
| 26% | GRITTY | 6 | Mascot turned meme who was featured on the cover of Artforum |
| 26% | NAB | 3 | Catch, like a pet on the table where they're not supposed to be |
| 25% | NOTORIOUSBIG | 12 | "Juicy" rapper, The ___, who was into drug dealing and other crimes before becoming a musician: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BENSCHWARTZ | 11 | "Parks and Recreation" actor who plays a social media director on the Netflix series "Space Force" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | TREND | 5 | Be popular on social media, as a topic |
| 24% | THROWBACK | 9 | A photo from the past on social media |
| 24% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Georgia on My Mind" singer who was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LAIC | 4 | A common man who is not part of the clergy |
| 23% | TWEETS | 6 | Social media posts like @dril's "awfully bold of you to fly the Good Year blimp on a year that has been extremely bad thus far" |
| 23% | AOC | 3 | Congresswoman from the Bronx who's big on social media, familiarly |
| 23% | READ | 4 | "Never ___ the comments on social media" (advice to a celebrity, perhaps) |
| 23% | ATHENS | 6 | City where the first modern Olympic games were held |
| 23% | SHORTHAUL | 9 | A flight where the destination is not far away |
| 23% | KANYEWEST | 9 | "The Life of Pablo" rapper who was into art and poetry before becoming a musician: 2 wds. |
| 23% | DPLUSSTUDENT | 12 | One who is not on a roll? |
| 23% | AOC | 3 | Congresswoman from the Bronx who's big on social media, familiarly: Abbr. |
| 23% | WIFEGUY | 7 | Man who often posts on social media about the woman he married |
| 23% | LALANDE | 7 | Jerome —, French astronomer after whom a crater on the Moon is named |
| 23% | LORI | 4 | Actress Petty who had a recurring role on "Orange Is the New Black" |
| 22% | LEEDS | 5 | British city where The Who recorded a live album |
| 22% | FOLLOWERS | 9 | Those in a crowd who are not the leaders |
| 22% | LAIC | 4 | Person who is not a member of the clergy |
| 22% | STEM | 4 | Where the thorns on a rose are |
| 22% | FIELDPOSITION | 13 | Where the ball is on a gridiron |
| 22% | JENNA | 5 | Marbles who is the first social-media star to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds |