| 100% | ABA | 3 | Semi-pro hoopster's org. with the Jacksonville Giants as champs 4 years in a row |
| 85% | ABA | 3 | Semi-pro hoopster's org. with the Jacksonville Giants as champs for the 4th year in a row |
| 35% | WESTWING | 8 | Emmy-winning drama four years in a row, with "The" |
| 29% | USOC | 4 | Org. with a SportsMan of the Year award |
| 29% | SPADER | 6 | James who won an Emmy two years in a row for the same role on different shows |
| 29% | NBA | 3 | Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award |
| 29% | WNBA | 4 | Org. with a Sixth Woman of the Year Award |
| 29% | TEAMS | 5 | Sides in a sport, such as the Dodgers and Giants |
| 28% | BREAKINGRANKS | 13 | Splitting with one's group ... or a hint to the theme found in four puzzle rows |
| 28% | RCTS | 4 | Org. with 3000 members and a monthly magazine, formed in the UK in '28, that's for those interested in locomotives |
| 28% | NSA | 3 | Govt. org. with a forerunner known as the Black Chamber |
| 28% | MILEY | 5 | With 4-Down, “Party in the U.S.A.” singer |
| 28% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 28% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Show with the record for most Emmys won in a single year (12) |
| 27% | MARA | 4 | Family with a longtime ownership stake in the New York Giants |
| 27% | PLUMB | 5 | With 111 Down, crazy as a loon, in the Crazy A Saloon |
| 26% | BIDEN | 5 | The third president in a row with a five-letter surname (convenient for Mini crosswords!) |
| 26% | AARP | 4 | Org. with the largest-circulation magazine in the U.S. |
| 26% | AARP | 4 | Org. with the highest-circulating mag in the U.S. |
| 26% | TSA | 3 | Org. with jurisdiction that's up in the air |
| 26% | MOSSY | 5 | Covered with fuzzy green growth, as a rock in the forest |
| 26% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | Song from Alicia Keys' fifth studio album which was a commercial hit with over 4 million paid downloads in the U.S.: 3 wds. |
| 25% | NASA | 4 | Space org. with a logo known as "the meatball" |
| 25% | DANIELRADCLIFFE | 15 | As a 16-year-old actor, youngest nonroyal with an individual portrait in Britain's National Portrait Gallery |
| 25% | SIMILES | 7 | Phrases with "as a" in the middle |
| 25% | BONDS | 5 | Treasury items that in 2019 the Trump Administration considered selling with a maturity of 50 years |
| 25% | GERTIE | 6 | Name of duck with a 4 ft. tall sculpture on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in Milwaukee |
| 25% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | 1982 hit for Survivor with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 4 wds. |
| 25% | ERA | 3 | Pitching statistic that Shane Bieber led the league in last year, with a 1.63: Abbr. |
| 25% | ORR | 3 | Bobby ___ who won the James Norris Memorial Trophy 8 years in a row |