| 100% | PULITZER | 8 | Prizes that expanded their eligibility in journalism categories to include magazines in 2016 |
| 31% | BRIC | 4 | Economic acronym coined in 2001 that was later expanded to include an “S” for South Africa |
| 30% | DAS | 3 | Abu Dhabi island that was artificially expanded in 2016 to cater to about 6,000 oil and gas industry personnel |
| 29% | RAMS | 4 | Football team that returned to Los Angeles in 2016 |
| 29% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team that moved to Los Angeles in 2016 |
| 28% | ALJAZEERA | 9 | Qatar-based broadcaster that expanded to America in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CUBS | 4 | Team that broke their 108-year World Series drought in 2016 |
| 28% | CUBS | 4 | MLB team that broke their 108-year World Series drought in 2016 |
| 28% | CUBS | 4 | Chicago team that broke their 108-year World Series drought in 2016 |
| 27% | CORNCROP | 8 | Harvest that some farmers are up to their ears in? |
| 26% | GLAMOUR | 7 | Fashion magazine that went from print to online-only in 2019 |
| 25% | TONYAWARD | 9 | Honor that 33-/35-Across won in ten categories, including Best Musical: 2 wds. |
| 25% | GOLF | 4 | Sport that returned to the Summer Olympics in 2016 after a 112-year absence |
| 25% | ATF | 3 | Org. that regulates explosives, in addition to the categories in its acronym |
| 25% | ISABELWILKERSON | 15 | "Caste" author who was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism |
| 25% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Online platform that allows creative people involved in different mediums to raise funds for their projects |
| 24% | NABORS | 6 | Houston's ___ Industries that signed a contract with Saudi Aramco in 2016 to form SANAD, a joint venture |
| 24% | NOBEL | 5 | Prize that was first awarded in 1901 |
| 24% | CANNES | 6 | Film festival that awarded its top prize to Anatomy of a Fall in 2023 |
| 24% | NES | 3 | 23 answers in today's puzzle that don't seem to match their clues |
| 24% | ATLANTA | 7 | U.S. city that's home to 71 streets with "Peachtree" in their names |
| 23% | CHARLESOSGOOD | 13 | 2004 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism honoree who hosted 44-Across from 1994 to 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 23% | PENAMERICA | 10 | Literary organization that cancelled its prize ceremony amid protests of its response to the war in Gaza (April, 2024) |
| 23% | BACK | 4 | "___ in Black," 1980 AC/DC song that was a tribute to their former singer Bon Scott |
| 23% | INC | 3 | Business magazine that, in 1981, was the first to feature Steve Jobs on its cover |
| 23% | OBEY | 4 | Verb that's not included in marriage vows as often as it used to be |
| 23% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and another that started in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LOUISVUITTON | 12 | Fashion house that collaborated with the Final Fantasy XIII video game franchise in 2016 to create a new look for the heroine Lightning (2 wds.) |
| 23% | HOW | 3 | "___ to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Broadway musical that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962 |
| 22% | NOBEL | 5 | Prize that Pirandello won in 1934 |