| 100% | OLDE | 4 | Quaint spelling of "not new" used in antique shop names |
| 97% | OLDE | 4 | Quaint spelling of "not new" used in antique-shop names |
| 37% | PISO | 4 | Name of the currency used in the Philippines |
| 37% | OLDE | 4 | Word in many antique shop names |
| 37% | OLDE | 4 | Part of an antique shop name |
| 37% | QADDAFI | 7 | "Wrong" way to spell a world leader's name in a New York Times crossword, according to a 1999 episode of "The West Wing" |
| 36% | IDLE | 4 | State of TV when not in use |
| 36% | BALL | 4 | Item used in three of the Big Four sports, but not hockey |
| 36% | SUZANNE | 7 | Name of Crazy Eyes in Orange is the New Black |
| 35% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |
| 35% | SAMEOLD | 7 | When repeated, not much in the way of news |
| 35% | OLDE | 4 | Part of many an antique shop name |
| 35% | LEO | 3 | Name of the animal used in Goldwyn Pictures Corporation studio's logo |
| 35% | ESSO | 4 | Brand name first used by Standard Oil of New Jersey |
| 35% | NESTLES | 7 | Brand name that used to be spelled out in commercials |
| 35% | BEST | 4 | Word definitely not seen in the names of Razzie Awards |
| 35% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 34% | CCH | 3 | ___ Pounder ("NCIS: New Orleans" actress who uses initials in her name) |
| 34% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 34% | ROMA | 4 | Variety of tomato that, despite its name, did not originate in Italy |
| 33% | CASEY | 5 | Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 33% | CRATEDIG | 8 | Shop for rare recordings in secondhand stores (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 33% | BROCK | 5 | British name for a badger used as a form of address in stories |
| 33% | APOLLYON | 8 | Greek name of The Destroyer in Revelation 9:11 in the New Testament |
| 33% | IONA | 4 | Isle of Mull neighbor (also the name of a college in New Rochelle) |
| 33% | INOUTLIST | 9 | Catalog of what's trendy and what's not in the new year |
| 33% | ELIZABETH | 9 | Name of Mary's sister in the New Testament |
| 33% | SCUD | 4 | Name of a missile used in the gulf war, which means to move quickly like clouds |
| 33% | OLAY | 4 | Skin care brand that used to have "Oil of" in front of its name |
| 33% | KIT | 3 | Better known first name of Christopher Houston Carson, now resting in Taos, New Mexico |