| 100% | PUN | 3 | One of "the highest form of literature," per Hitchcock |
| 83% | PUNS | 4 | ''The highest form of literature,'' per Hitchcock |
| 55% | SERAPH | 6 | One of the highest order of angels |
| 54% | PLATEAU | 7 | The highest form of flattery? |
| 54% | EXEC | 4 | One of the higher-ups |
| 53% | SRS | 3 | Ones of the highest grade: Abbr. |
| 52% | PRESTIGE | 8 | The highest form of quality or achievement |
| 52% | MAGIC | 5 | ___ Johnson, one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced "Showtime" |
| 50% | LHASA | 5 | One of the world's highest cities |
| 50% | UELE | 4 | One of two rivers forming the Ubangi |
| 49% | PUN | 3 | "A plateau is the highest form of flattery," e.g. |
| 49% | NAN | 3 | One of the Bobbseys, in children's literature |
| 49% | BUFFALOBILL | 11 | One of the first two ''American superstars,'' per 34 Across' book |
| 49% | ANNIEOAKLEY | 11 | One of the first two ''American superstars,'' per 34 Across' book |
| 48% | ACE | 3 | One of the four highest cards in a deck |
| 47% | DAUMIER | 7 | One of the most important men in modern art, per Baudelaire |
| 47% | WVA | 3 | One of two states formed during the U.S. Civil War |
| 47% | HIPPO | 5 | One form of the Egyptian god Set |
| 47% | THEODORE | 8 | One long form of the name Teddy |
| 47% | TAOS | 4 | ___ Ski Valley, one of the highest municipalities in the U.S. (9,207 feet) |
| 47% | WVA | 3 | One of two states formed during the U.S Civil War: Abbr. |
| 46% | MASHABLE | 8 | One of the highest-earning blogs that has been named the "one stop shop" for social media |
| 46% | STAMBERG | 8 | Susan who was one of the "Founding Mothers of NPR," per a 2021 book by Lisa Napoli |
| 46% | HARD | 4 | "___ Target," 1993 movie which was one of the highest-grossing action films of the '90s |
| 46% | GUN | 3 | "Top ___," 1986 action film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| 46% | DAY | 3 | "Independence ___," 1996 movie which was one of the highest-grossing action films of the '90s |
| 46% | ISRAEL | 6 | Country that, according to its tourist bureau, has the highest number of museums per capita |
| 46% | CAROLE | 6 | "Beautiful: The ___ King Musical," jukebox musical that is one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals |
| 46% | BEAST | 5 | "Beauty and the ___," Disney stage musical that is one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals |
| 46% | AOKI | 4 | Steven Hiroyuki ___, American musician who was one of the highest paid disc jockeys of 2019 |