| 100% | CITE | 4 | Refer to in a footnote |
| 100% | CITES | 5 | Refers to in a footnote |
| 70% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, in a research paper |
| 70% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, in a term paper |
| 70% | CITES | 5 | Refers to, in a journal article |
| 69% | IDAHOS | 6 | "Famous potatoes" referred to in a license plate slogan |
| 69% | MOOSHUPORK | 10 | What 57-Across might refer to in a Chinese restaurant |
| 69% | CHOUXPASTRY | 11 | What 57-Across might refer to in a French bakery |
| 68% | SHOOFLYPIE | 10 | What 57-Across might refer to in a Pennsylvania Dutch kitchen |
| 65% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, as a source in an essay |
| 63% | BRIDAL | 6 | Referring to a woman in the context of her wedding |
| 63% | BADBLOOD | 8 | Phrase referring to enmity, especially in a family |
| 60% | PENGUINS | 8 | Animals referred to as a raft when in water |
| 59% | SIGMA | 5 | Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang |
| 58% | STORM | 5 | "___ in a teacup," weather related idiom that refers to excessive worry about something trivial |
| 58% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 58% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
| 58% | PEAS | 4 | "Like two ___ in a pod," saying that refers to similarities between close friends |
| 58% | BONSAI | 6 | Japanese art form whose name, translated literally, refers to planting in a container |
| 58% | IDEM | 4 | Latin word in a footnote |
| 58% | ETALII | 6 | Latin phrase in a footnote |
| 58% | CITE | 4 | Give credit in a footnote |
| 57% | CITED | 5 | In a footnote |
| 57% | CITED | 5 | Gave credit to, as in a footnote |
| 57% | MENTION | 7 | Refer to in passing |
| 57% | CITED | 5 | In a footnote, say |
| 57% | ETAL | 4 | Abbr. in a footnote |
| 57% | IBID | 4 | Abbr. in a footnote |
| 57% | OPCIT | 5 | Abbr. in a footnote |
| 57% | CITED | 5 | Referred to in text |