| 100% | NRA | 3 | Org. declared a "domestic terrorist organization" by San Francisco's board of supervisors in 2019 |
| 32% | BAYLORE | 7 | Legends of San Francisco's body of water? (... to a school in Texas) |
| 31% | BOSA | 4 | Nick ___, San Francisco 49ers player who was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 |
| 30% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Country where Premier Berejiklian declared a state of emergency in mid-December 2019 |
| 28% | LIBRARYFEES | 11 | Borrowing fines declared "a form of social inequity" by the ALA in 2019 |
| 28% | MALORY | 6 | "___ Towers," series of novels by Enid Blyton that is set in a girls' boarding school |
| 27% | VIA | 3 | By way of, in a traveler's itinerary |
| 27% | REFORMPARTY | 11 | Political organization founded in 1995 by 35-Down ... and a literal hint to each set of circled letters |
| 27% | TARANTINO | 9 | Director of 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 27% | BAY | 3 | San Francisco ___ (body of water in Northern California) |
| 26% | MAM | 3 | The org. that created outrage in 2015 by acquiring "Eggs Benedict", a portrait of the Pope made with colorful condoms (abbr.) |
| 26% | OPERATIONCONDOR | 15 | Mid-70's U.S. backed campaign of political repression by S. American right-wing dictatorships (ending in a four under) |
| 25% | ARTEDITOR | 9 | Supervisor of visual elements in a magazine |
| 25% | THREAD | 6 | In danger of failing, hanging by a __ |
| 25% | OLAF | 4 | Count played by Jim Carrey in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" |
| 25% | ANUBIS | 6 | "House of ___," Nickelodeon series starring Nathalia Ramos that's set in a boarding school |
| 25% | NASA | 4 | Org. in a big race of years past |
| 25% | VIA | 3 | By way of, in a map |
| 25% | FREDROGERS | 10 | Real-life children's entertainer played by Tom Hanks in a 2019 movie: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 25% | SECRETSAUCE | 11 | Subtle element in a success story ... and what's revealed by each set of circles |
| 25% | LIFE | 4 | "The Facts of ___," NBC sitcom starring Charlotte Rae that's set in a boarding school |
| 25% | PGA | 3 | Org. in which membership is a matter of course? |
| 25% | IMPLOSIVE | 9 | In phonetics, a consonant created by intake of air |
| 25% | VIA | 3 | "By way of," in a tourist's itinerary |
| 25% | VIA | 3 | "By way of," in a traveler's itinerary |
| 25% | KEY | 3 | Type of board in a music studio |
| 25% | CHAPERONE | 9 | Supervisor of youths in a social situation |
| 25% | VIA | 3 | By way of, in a travel itinerary |
| 25% | VIA | 3 | By way of, in a travel plan |