| 100% | CROWDFUND | 9 | Raise money from a large number of people on the Internet, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 57% | SELFIE | 6 | A self-portrait photo you take on your phone, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 48% | BITCOIN | 7 | Most popular cryptocurrency, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2016 |
| 48% | METAVERSE | 9 | Facebook's 3D virtual environment, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2022 |
| 47% | EMOJI | 5 | Smiley you send in text messages, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2015 |
| 36% | AFFIX | 5 | Add-on to the start or end of a word stem (as in 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 57-Across) |
| 35% | HARD | 4 | ___ pass, term for a firm rejection that was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2021 |
| 35% | EXCHANGERATES | 13 | Money-converting numbers, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| 35% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a people from north Germany who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 33% | STOCK | 5 | Word with more than 20 definitions in the Merriam-Webster dictionary ... and the theme of this puzzle |
| 33% | CHEERS | 6 | Rallying words from fans in the stands, or a cry to mark the New Year's tradition of raising glasses |
| 31% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 31% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across |
| 31% | GOD | 3 | Word added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 30% | TENTOONEODDS | 12 | Big payout potential ... or a hint to the words in the shaded squares (and the clue numbers on which they begin!) |
| 30% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th- and 6th-centuries |
| 30% | MASSAPPEAL | 10 | Ability to reach a large number of people |
| 30% | FLUTTERNUTTER | 13 | Word for a peanut-butter-and-marshmallow-creme sandwich that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 30% | DIAGONALPARKING | 15 | Easy way of pulling in ... and a hint to the six circled words |
| 30% | FAR | 3 | From ___ and wide (from a large number of places) |
| 30% | UNDERGOD | 8 | Two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 30% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| 29% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to the practice of reducing a product's size while continuing to offer it at the same price |
| 29% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 29% | GOD | 3 | One of two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 29% | GIGWORKER | 9 | Person who takes temporary jobs in the service sector (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 29% | NETS | 4 | Things to catch a large number of fish in |
| 29% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 29% | YOU | 3 | Word representing individual content creators on the Internet who were declared Time "Person of the Year" in 2006 |
| 29% | HORCHATA | 8 | Word for a cold, sweet drink that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |