| 100% | TMNT | 4 | Quartet that battled some "fathers of the Renaissance" in an Epic Rap Battles of History video, for short |
| 53% | POE | 3 | Opponent of King in an Epic Rap Battles of History video |
| 38% | BLOOD | 5 | "Bad ___," song by Taylor Swift that won an MTV VMA for Video of the Year in 2015 |
| 35% | ALTHO | 5 | In spite of the fact that, for short |
| 35% | AGE | 3 | Figure that rapidly increases for some of the characters in Old |
| 34% | CHEM | 4 | One of the subjects that astronaut Story Musgrave has a degree in, for short |
| 33% | ACURA | 5 | Car company that used Motörhead's cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" in an ad |
| 32% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | American comedian and actor that reportedly has an IQ as high as 142, and known for his role in "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KCU | 3 | Small school in Grayson that the Knights and Lady Knights play out of, for short |
| 32% | BOXINGDAY | 9 | December 26, in some parts of the world...or an apt title for this puzzle given the "gifts" contained inside four answers |
| 31% | LAMBS | 5 | "The Silence of the ___," psychological horror film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture in the '90s |
| 31% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 31% | YWCA | 4 | Org. that once used the slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World," for short |
| 31% | RED | 3 | The ___ Wedding, iconic event in "Game of Thrones" that won an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing |
| 31% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 31% | WII | 3 | "___ Sports," one of the best-selling video games released in 2006 that was published for Nintendo's gaming console |
| 30% | AROACE | 6 | Part of the A in LGBTQIA+, for short |
| 30% | SCORPIO | 7 | Eighth astrological sign symbolized by an arthropod for those born in the fall months of October-November |
| 30% | COEDS | 5 | Some University of Virginia undergrads in 1969, for the first time |
| 30% | REBS | 4 | Winners at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, for short |
| 30% | BIO | 3 | Blurb in an "About the Author" section, for short |
| 30% | SEC | 3 | One of the sixty in a minute, for short |
| 29% | MEMO | 4 | Notice sent to the staff in an office, for short |
| 29% | GYMS | 4 | Sites of some epic Pokemon battles |
| 29% | HOHENLINDEN | 11 | Battle of —, 1800 conflict of the French Revolutionary Wars that took place east of Munich and resulted in victory for France over Austria and its allies |
| 29% | SODA | 4 | Drink that's called "pop" in some parts of the country |
| 29% | PAREN | 5 | The smile or frown of an emoticon, for short |
| 29% | MPS | 3 | Ones serving in the House of Commons, for short |
| 29% | MTSINAI | 7 | Where Moses receives the Fifteen Commandments in Mel Brooks’s “History of the World: Part I,” for short |
| 29% | MIDDLECHILD | 11 | J. Cole single from the album "Revenge of the Dreamers III" that was nominated for a Best Rap Performance Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |