| 100% | FBI | 3 | Org. in "Judas and the Black Messiah" |
| 80% | FBI | 3 | Intelligence agency in "Judas and the Black Messiah": Abbr. |
| 79% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" actor starring in "Nope": 2 wds. |
| 76% | KALUUYA | 7 | Daniel, Judas and the Black Messiah Oscar-winner |
| 75% | THORNE | 6 | Dominique ___, "Judas and the Black Messiah" actress who portrays Riri Williams in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" |
| 74% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" song that won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 71% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | H.E.R. song from "Judas and the Black Messiah" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 69% | JUDAS | 5 | "___ and the Black Messiah," film starring Daniel Kaluuya that won 2 Oscars in 2021 |
| 59% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" actor who won the 2020 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture (2 wds.) |
| 53% | OSS | 3 | Org. in the 1946 film "Cloak and Dagger" |
| 53% | OSS | 3 | Org. in the 1946 thriller "Cloak and Dagger" |
| 52% | GRAMMYS | 7 | Awards for the Black Keys and Gotye in 2013 |
| 52% | ALE | 3 | The "tan" in a black and tan |
| 52% | ALE | 3 | The tan in a Black and Tan |
| 50% | ELLS | 4 | The black square chunk in front of 55-, 60- and 63-Across, and others |
| 50% | BASSALE | 7 | The "tan" in a classic black and tan beer cocktail |
| 50% | RUNATAB | 7 | Be in the red for black and tans? |
| 49% | AMA | 3 | Org. which led "Operation Coffee Cup" in the '50s and '60s |
| 49% | SEALE | 5 | Texan Bobby, co-founder of the Black Panthers and defendant in the "Chicago Eight" |
| 49% | MESSIAH | 7 | “Judas and the Black ___” (2021 film for which Daniel Kaluuya won an Oscar) |
| 48% | DUDLEY | 6 | Black Country town in the West Midlands housing a castle and zoo |
| 48% | ALE | 3 | Beer that's the "tan" in a Black and Tan cocktail |
| 47% | AFC | 3 | Org. the Bills and the Jets play in |
| 47% | CRIMEA | 6 | Peninsula in the Ukraine between the Sea of Azov and Black Sea |
| 46% | NBA | 3 | Sports org. with 29 teams in the United States and one in Canada |
| 46% | DISC | 4 | It's black on one side and white on the other, in Othello |
| 46% | YALTA | 5 | Port and resort in Ukraine on the Black Sea |
| 46% | LRT | 3 | Org. responsible for public bus and rail systems in the UK capital in the '90s (abbr.) |
| 46% | ORCA | 4 | Black-and-white predator in the ocean |
| 46% | ORCA | 4 | Black-and-white animal in the ocean |