| 100% | AMA | 3 | Org. which led "Operation Coffee Cup" in the '50s and '60s |
| 42% | POPART | 6 | Vibrant art movement of the 50s and 60s |
| 41% | ABOUTTOWN | 9 | Man __, men's style magazine of the 50s and 60s |
| 39% | ZARFS | 5 | Coffee cup holders, in the Middle East |
| 39% | ASCAP | 5 | Non-profit performance-rights org. HQed in NYC, through which Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones licensed their work |
| 39% | CHASES | 6 | Actress Masterson who voices the lead role in 2020's "Je Suis Auto" and NASCAR Cup Series driver Elliott |
| 38% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |
| 38% | TWINPEAKS | 9 | TV drama with the Double R Diner, which serves cherry pie and "a damn fine cup of coffee" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SUDAN | 5 | Country in which the effects of war and displacement led U.N. experts to warn of widespread famine (October, 2024) |
| 38% | TINA | 4 | Actress and comedian Fey who created the hit satirical sitcom "30 Rock" and in which she stars as the lead protagonist |
| 37% | FBI | 3 | Org. in "Judas and the Black Messiah" |
| 37% | DUTCHELM | 8 | Disease of trees, most obvious in the 60s and 70s |
| 36% | INTESTINE | 9 | Organ in the body which has a "small" and "large" variant |
| 36% | RAF | 3 | Org. in the gulf war's Operation Granby |
| 36% | OSS | 3 | Org. in the 1946 film "Cloak and Dagger" |
| 36% | OSS | 3 | Org. in the 1946 thriller "Cloak and Dagger" |
| 36% | STEELPRODUCTION | 15 | Industry in which China leads the world |
| 36% | SEESAWBATTLE | 12 | Game in which the lead keeps changing |
| 36% | STARS | 5 | Kendrick Lamar and SZA's superhit song "All the ___" which was released in 2018 as the lead single to the soundtrack album for "Black Panther" |
| 35% | NETBALL | 7 | Sport in which the Constellation Cup is contested |
| 35% | NBA | 3 | Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted |
| 35% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which you'd hear the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade in which CORE and the UNCF were founded |
| 35% | AFC | 3 | Org. the Bills and the Jets play in |
| 34% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 34% | ASSISTS | 7 | Stat in which Natasha Cloud led the WNBA in 2022 |
| 34% | HAPPYDAYSOFOURLIVES | 19 | Show in which Richie and the Fonz write a soap? |
| 34% | AHL | 3 | Developmental org. with teams in Canada and the U.S. |
| 34% | PSYCHEDELIC | 11 | Style of music that emerged in the 60s which has sub-genres like trance music |