| 100% | NASALS | 6 | Phonetic term for n and m |
| 54% | CONSONANTS | 10 | M and n, for two |
| 44% | WET | 3 | Term for bars and cells |
| 44% | MOM | 3 | Affectionate term for mother, that begins and ends with the letter "M" |
| 43% | ORS | 3 | Places for M.D.'s and R.N.'s |
| 42% | FIREWORKS | 9 | Term for sparklers, bangers and Catherine wheels |
| 42% | GREATAPES | 9 | Term for gorillas, chimps, bonobos and humans |
| 41% | WOODWORK | 8 | Collective term for goal posts and crossbar |
| 41% | GREAT | 5 | Collective term for England, Scotland and Wales |
| 41% | SPIRITOUS | 9 | Archaic term for "pure" and "refined" |
| 41% | NASALS | 6 | M and N, in pronunciation |
| 40% | OSSICLES | 8 | Term for the hammer, anvil and stirrup in the ear |
| 40% | CRUCIVERBALISTS | 15 | Fancy term for 5-Down and 15-Down |
| 40% | SCHNAPPS | 8 | Catch-all term for Germanic spirits and liqueurs |
| 40% | ESKIMOS | 7 | Outdated term for the Inuit and Yupik peoples |
| 40% | AGED | 4 | A term for years-old wine and cheese |
| 40% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 40% | BIGTHREE | 8 | Collective term for Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis |
| 40% | GANGSTARAP | 10 | Genre for N.W.A and Ice-T |
| 40% | AMMO | 4 | Informal term for bullets and shells |
| 40% | ALLEGRO | 7 | Musical term for lively and fast |
| 40% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 40% | NERD | 4 | Term for the TV characters at 18-, 32-, and 41-Across |
| 40% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 39% | FOREARM | 7 | Generic term for body part between wrist and elbow |
| 39% | MESSUAGE | 8 | Legal term for a house and its surrounding land |
| 39% | EDM | 3 | Umbrella term for genres such as house and techno |
| 39% | CLASSICS | 8 | Collective term for Latin and Ancient Greek |
| 39% | NASALS | 6 | M's and N's, in pronunciation |