| 100% | MSM | 3 | Private conservatory in Upper West Side, NYC: Abbr. |
| 69% | MSM | 3 | Janet D. Schenck's institute in Upper West Side, NYC: Abbr. |
| 36% | ZABARS | 6 | Renowned Upper West Side deli |
| 32% | ORU | 3 | Private school in Tulsa: Abbr. |
| 32% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr. |
| 32% | USC | 3 | Side in college athletics' Crosstown Cup rivalry: Abbr. |
| 32% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr. |
| 32% | AVE | 3 | Abbr. for a Park in NYC |
| 32% | RPI | 3 | Private research university in Troy: Abbr. |
| 31% | USC | 3 | West coast power in NCAA baseball: Abbr. |
| 31% | EVENS | 5 | Choice in choosing up sides |
| 31% | DEBOSE | 6 | Ariana, won an Oscar for West Side Story in 2022 |
| 30% | ASTR | 4 | Field in which things are looking up?: Abbr. |
| 30% | DMS | 3 | ''The private side of Twitter'': Abbr. |
| 30% | SEN | 3 | One in an upper chamber: Abbr. |
| 30% | LST | 3 | Warcraft in "Saving Private Ryan": Abbr. |
| 30% | EGGYOLK | 7 | The "sun" in "sunny side up" |
| 30% | YOLK | 4 | The "sun" in "sunny side up" |
| 30% | SSRS | 4 | They broke up in 1991: Abbr. |
| 30% | ASAP | 4 | "Hurry up!" in an email: Abbr. |
| 30% | ENL | 3 | Blown up in the darkroom: Abbr. |
| 30% | COE | 3 | Private college in Cedar Rapids (anagram of "eco"): Abbr. |
| 30% | YOLK | 4 | The sunny side, in sunny side up |
| 30% | YOLKS | 5 | The "sun" in sunny side up eggs |
| 30% | ACCT | 4 | Thing pulled up in a bank: Abbr. |
| 30% | DBL | 3 | Show up on time, in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 30% | DBL | 3 | "Show up on time," in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 30% | USSR | 4 | Superpower that broke up in 1991: Abbr. |
| 30% | FYI | 3 | "Just a heads up..." in texts: Abbr. |
| 30% | EST | 3 | Clock setting in NYC: Abbr. |