| 100% | SNL | 3 | Show that has been filmed in N.Y.C. for more than forty years |
| 39% | OREO | 4 | Snack item that has been made in more than 85 flavors |
| 38% | BIRYANI | 7 | Dish that has been the most ordered meal for eight straight years on India's largest food-delivery app |
| 37% | BLOOD | 5 | "___ Tea and Red String," 2006 animated film that was in production for 13 years |
| 37% | EVIL | 4 | "The ___ Within," 2017 horror film that was in production for 15 years |
| 36% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 drama film in which Brie Larson played a woman who has been held captive for seven years |
| 36% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 sci-fi film that was in production for 12 years |
| 35% | ACT | 3 | "The ___ of Killing," Academy Award-winning 2012 documentary film that was in production for 8 years |
| 35% | THENEWLYWEDGAME | 15 | Show that has appeared in various versions for six decades |
| 35% | THEMOUSETRAP | 12 | Stage play by 44-Across that has been performed more than 28,000 times since it opened in London's West End in 1952 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DEAN | 4 | Actor Cain who has been in more than 15 made-for-TV Christmas movies |
| 35% | FISH | 4 | Animal group that's been around for more than 500 million years |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | Comedy series that has been running for over 40 years: Abbr. |
| 34% | DEVIL | 5 | "The ___ You Know," 2013 mystery thriller film starring Lena Olin and Rosamund Pike that was in production for 8 years |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | Show that's earned more than 40 Emmys, in brief |
| 33% | SNL | 3 | Sketch comedy TV series that has been running for over 40 years: Abbr. |
| 33% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 33% | SNL | 3 | Show filmed weekly in N.Y.C. |
| 32% | OPEC | 4 | Org. that has more members in Africa than in the Mideast |
| 32% | NOONE | 5 | Who has been nominated for more acting Oscars than Meryl Streep |
| 32% | TONYS | 5 | Awards show that was hosted three years in a row by Ariana DeBose |
| 31% | IPAD | 4 | Product that had sales of more than 300,000 on its first day in 2010 |
| 31% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | Film award ceremony that Debbie Allen has choreographed for ten years: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FAX | 3 | Office machine that was used more in the 1980s than today |
| 31% | NEEM | 4 | ___ tree, plant that has been used in Indian medicine for centuries |
| 31% | ATL | 3 | 53-Down with more than 70 sts. that have a form of "Peachtree" in their names |
| 30% | PETRA | 5 | Abandoned city in Jordan that was "lost" and hidden in the desert for years |
| 30% | CHOCOLAT | 8 | 2000 film set in France that was nominated for five Academy Awards |
| 30% | PEACE | 5 | State of calmness that is often wished for in the New Year |
| 30% | TILE | 4 | Material for much signage in the N.Y.C. subway system |