| 100% | LORE | 4 | Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g. |
| 45% | ROMULUS | 7 | Founder of Rome, twin brother of Remus |
| 45% | KOREANS | 7 | The stars of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” e.g. |
| 45% | LAO | 3 | Ancient Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism, ___-Tzu |
| 44% | MYTH | 4 | The tale of Echo and Narcissus, e.g. |
| 44% | ROMULUS | 7 | Mythological founder of Rome, twin of Remus |
| 43% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 43% | ETS | 3 | Administer of the G.R.E. and TOEFL |
| 43% | GANGS | 5 | The Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| 42% | TEDTALKS | 8 | Brené Brown, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and the founder of 21-Across gave popular ones |
| 42% | NOVEL | 5 | "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," e.g. |
| 42% | OPENCASES | 9 | The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., e.g. |
| 41% | ACAPPELLAGROUPS | 15 | The Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers of “Pitch Perfect,” e.g. |
| 41% | BALLADS | 7 | "Yesterday" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," e.g. |
| 41% | REMUS | 5 | Rome's founding brothers __ and Romulus |
| 40% | CALVINBROCK | 11 | Former professional boxer who is the founder of Jack and Landlords: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SYZYGY | 6 | Alignment of the sun, earth and moon, e.g. |
| 40% | SERBS | 5 | Jokic and Jovic of the NBA, e.g. |
| 40% | ILIA | 4 | Mother of Romulus and Remus |
| 40% | SHEWOLF | 7 | Suckler of Romulus and Remus |
| 40% | MARS | 4 | Father of Romulus and Remus |
| 40% | TONIC | 5 | The "T" of a G and T |
| 40% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 40% | BILLGATES | 9 | Founder of Microsoft and currently the world's richest man: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALBA | 4 | ___ Longa, birthplace of Romulus and Remus |
| 39% | RHEA | 4 | ___ Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus |
| 39% | AEGEUS | 6 | Mythical founder of Athens and namesake of the sea it borders |
| 39% | UNCLES | 6 | Remus and Sam, e.g. |
| 38% | JOHN | 4 | Lennon who was the founder and co-lead vocalist of The Beatles |
| 38% | SLAVEREBELLIONS | 15 | The Haitian Revolution and the Aponte Conspiracy of 1812, e.g. |