| 100% | TVA | 3 | Power and economic development corp. started in 1933 |
| 33% | PIECEMEAL | 9 | In fits and starts |
| 33% | JERKY | 5 | In fits and starts |
| 31% | AVIS | 4 | Company started in 1946 at the Detroit and Miami airports |
| 31% | PANICS | 6 | Economic crises in 1819, 1825, 1837, and more |
| 31% | EDEN | 4 | Where humanity started, in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam |
| 31% | IGET | 4 | Start for "Around" and "Ideas" in song titles |
| 30% | FERMI | 5 | Pioneer in the development of nuclear power |
| 30% | IKEA | 4 | Huge Swedish multinational retailer, started in 1943 and HQed in Delft, Netherlands |
| 30% | REO | 3 | Car company started in 1905 and named for its founder's initials |
| 30% | DOUG | 4 | ___ Williams, first Black quarterback to start in, and win, a 15 Across |
| 30% | LOOMPA | 6 | Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 29% | THREELEGGEDRACE | 15 | Competition that starts and finishes in a tie |
| 29% | TVA | 3 | Power inits. beginning in 1933 |
| 29% | DLW | 3 | Railroad started in 1851 between Buffalo and Hoboken that closed in 1960 (abbr.) |
| 29% | BOSE | 4 | High end audio co., started in 1964 and named after Amar, its founder |
| 29% | INFLATION | 9 | An increase in price and fall in purchasing power |
| 29% | ROC | 3 | Bird of enormous size and power in Arabian legend |
| 29% | HARDC | 5 | It starts and ends seven answers in this puzzle |
| 29% | NINE | 4 | What zip codes in California and Washington start with |
| 29% | POV | 3 | PBS series that started in 1988 and has gathered 38 Emmys and 3 Oscars |
| 28% | EARTH | 5 | Wire coloured green and yellow in a British power plug |
| 28% | CAROLS | 6 | Romanian kings that came to power in 1881 and 1930 |
| 28% | DBA | 3 | Corp. alias found in 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 28% | FILA | 4 | ___ Holdings Corp., sportswear and apparel brand which is headquartered in Seoul |
| 28% | ALIBABA | 7 | Jack Ma and friends started this corporate ecommerce behemoth in 1999 |
| 28% | ELLEN | 5 | Her talk show started its 19th and final season in 2021 |
| 28% | NOBU | 4 | Celebrity chef with cameos in “Casino” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember” |
| 28% | CHICAGO | 7 | Illinois city that hosted the 39-Across in 1893 and 1933 |
| 28% | CALLSIGNS | 9 | They all start with "K" and "W" in the U.S. |